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ZELBORAF Drug Patent Profile


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Which patents cover Zelboraf, and when can generic versions of Zelboraf launch?

Zelboraf is a drug marketed by Hoffmann La Roche and is included in one NDA. There are six patents protecting this drug.

This drug has one hundred and ninety-seven patent family members in forty-six countries.

The generic ingredient in ZELBORAF is vemurafenib. One supplier is listed for this compound. Additional details are available on the vemurafenib profile page.

DrugPatentWatch® Generic Entry Outlook for Zelboraf

Zelboraf was eligible for patent challenges on August 17, 2015.

By analyzing the patents and regulatory protections it appears that the earliest date for generic entry will be June 6, 2032. This may change due to patent challenges or generic licensing.

Indicators of Generic Entry

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Summary for ZELBORAF
Drug patent expirations by year for ZELBORAF
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DrugPatentWatch® Estimated Loss of Exclusivity (LOE) Date for ZELBORAF
Generic Entry Date for ZELBORAF*:
Constraining patent/regulatory exclusivity:
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TABLET;ORAL

*The generic entry opportunity date is the latter of the last compound-claiming patent and the last regulatory exclusivity protection. Many factors can influence early or later generic entry. This date is provided as a rough estimate of generic entry potential and should not be used as an independent source.

Recent Clinical Trials for ZELBORAF

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Royal Marsden NHS Foundation TrustPhase 2/Phase 3
University of ManchesterPhase 2/Phase 3
Hoffmann-La RochePhase 2/Phase 3

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US Patents and Regulatory Information for ZELBORAF

ZELBORAF is protected by seven US patents and one FDA Regulatory Exclusivity.

Based on analysis by DrugPatentWatch, the earliest date for a generic version of ZELBORAF is ⤷  Try a Trial.

This potential generic entry date is based on patent ⤷  Try a Trial.

Generics may enter earlier, or later, based on new patent filings, patent extensions, patent invalidation, early generic licensing, generic entry preferences, and other factors.

Patents protecting ZELBORAF

Compounds and methods for development of Ret modulators
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Patent Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Compounds and methods for kinase modulation, and indications therefor
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Patent Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Compounds and methods for kinase modulation, and indications therefor
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Compounds and methods for kinase modulation, and indications therefor
Patent Number: ⤷  Try a Trial
Patent Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial
Patented Use: ZELBORAF IS INDICATED FOR THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH ERDHEIM-CHESTER DISEASE WITH BRAF V600 MUTATION

Compounds and methods for kinase modulation, and indications therefor
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Patent Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial
Patented Use: TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH UNRESECTABLE OR METASTATIC MELANOMA WITH BRAFV600E MUTATION AS DETECTED BY AN FDA APPROVED TEST

Process for the manufacture of pharmaceutically active compounds
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Compositions and uses thereof
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Patent Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

FDA Regulatory Exclusivity protecting ZELBORAF

TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH ERDHEIM-CHESTER DISEASE WITH BRAF V600 MUTATION
Exclusivity Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Applicant Tradename Generic Name Dosage NDA Approval Date TE Type RLD RS Patent No. Patent Expiration Product Substance Delist Req. Exclusivity Expiration
Hoffmann La Roche ZELBORAF vemurafenib TABLET;ORAL 202429-001 Aug 17, 2011 RX Yes Yes ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
Hoffmann La Roche ZELBORAF vemurafenib TABLET;ORAL 202429-001 Aug 17, 2011 RX Yes Yes ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial Y Y ⤷  Try a Trial
Hoffmann La Roche ZELBORAF vemurafenib TABLET;ORAL 202429-001 Aug 17, 2011 RX Yes Yes ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial Y ⤷  Try a Trial
Hoffmann La Roche ZELBORAF vemurafenib TABLET;ORAL 202429-001 Aug 17, 2011 RX Yes Yes ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial
Hoffmann La Roche ZELBORAF vemurafenib TABLET;ORAL 202429-001 Aug 17, 2011 RX Yes Yes ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial Y Y ⤷  Try a Trial
Hoffmann La Roche ZELBORAF vemurafenib TABLET;ORAL 202429-001 Aug 17, 2011 RX Yes Yes ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial Y Y ⤷  Try a Trial
Hoffmann La Roche ZELBORAF vemurafenib TABLET;ORAL 202429-001 Aug 17, 2011 RX Yes Yes ⤷  Try a Trial ⤷  Try a Trial Y Y ⤷  Try a Trial
>Applicant >Tradename >Generic Name >Dosage >NDA >Approval Date >TE >Type >RLD >RS >Patent No. >Patent Expiration >Product >Substance >Delist Req. >Exclusivity Expiration

EU/EMA Drug Approvals for ZELBORAF

Company Drugname Inn Product Number / Indication Status Generic Biosimilar Orphan Marketing Authorisation Marketing Refusal
Roche Registration GmbH Zelboraf vemurafenib EMEA/H/C/002409
Vemurafenib is indicated in monotherapy for the treatment of adult patients with BRAF-V600-mutation-positive unresectable or metastatic melanoma.,
Authorised no no no 2012-02-17
>Company >Drugname >Inn >Product Number / Indication >Status >Generic >Biosimilar >Orphan >Marketing Authorisation >Marketing Refusal

International Patents for ZELBORAF

When does loss-of-exclusivity occur for ZELBORAF?

Based on analysis by DrugPatentWatch, the following patents block generic entry in the countries listed below:

Argentina

Patent: 8033
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 1037
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Australia

Patent: 10232670
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 10318049
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 15238857
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Brazil

Patent: 1008709
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 2012009609
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 2020005420
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Canada

Patent: 38573
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 78693
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

China

Patent: 1761378
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 2361870
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 2596953
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 5237530
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 0269838
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Colombia

Patent: 10296
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Costa Rica

Patent: 110420
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 170089
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Croatia

Patent: 0151156
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Cyprus

Patent: 16983
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Denmark

Patent: 14356
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Dominican Republic

Patent: 011000291
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Ecuador

Patent: 11011282
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

El Salvador

Patent: 11004004
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Eurasian Patent Organization

Patent: 2924
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 1116
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 1190098
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 1591240
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

European Patent Office

Patent: 99559
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 14356
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 99138
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 55180
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Germany

Patent: 2008061829
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Honduras

Patent: 11002147
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Hong Kong

Patent: 68590
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 17195
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Hungary

Patent: 27598
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Israel

Patent: 4328
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 1336
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Japan

Patent: 11942
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 12522791
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 13510813
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Jordan

Patent: 56
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Malaysia

Patent: 0737
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 2424
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Mexico

Patent: 9923
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 11008303
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Patent: 12005224
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Morocco

Patent: 028
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

New Zealand

Patent: 4398
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Nicaragua

Patent: 1100161
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Peru

Patent: 120876
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Poland

Patent: 14356
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Portugal

Patent: 14356
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Russian Federation

Patent: 12123958
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

San Marino

Patent: 01500302
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Singapore

Patent: 3178
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Slovenia

Patent: 14356
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

South Africa

Patent: 1202937
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

South Korea

Patent: 1739994
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 120006006
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Patent: 120101439
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Patent: 170058465
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Spain

Patent: 52386
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Taiwan

Patent: 04719
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Patent: 1040179
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Tunisia

Patent: 11000436
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Ukraine

Patent: 8842
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Uruguay

Patent: 540
Estimated Expiration: ⤷  Try a Trial

Generics may enter earlier, or later, based on new patent filings, patent extensions, patent invalidation, early generic licensing, generic entry preferences, and other factors.

See the table below for additional patents covering ZELBORAF around the world.

Country Patent Number Title Estimated Expiration
Ukraine 108842 ТВЕРДА ДИСПЕРСІЯ, СПОСІБ ЇЇ ОДЕРЖАННЯ, А ТАКОЖ КОМПОЗИЦІЯ І ЛІКАРСЬКА ФОРМА, ЩО ЇЇ МІСТЯТЬ ⤷  Try a Trial
Hungary E027370 ⤷  Try a Trial
Russian Federation 2418800 ПИРРОЛО[2, 3-В]ПИРИДИНОВЫЕ ПРОИЗВОДНЫЕ В КАЧЕСТВЕ ИНГИБИТОРОВ ПРОТЕИНКИНАЗ (PYRROLO[2,3-B]PYRIDINE DERIVATIVE AS PROTEIN KINASE INHIBITORS) ⤷  Try a Trial
Mexico 340572 PROCESO PARA LA FABRICACION DE COMPUESTOS FARMACEUTICAMENTE ACTIVOS. (PROCESS FOR THE MANUFACTURE OF PHARMACEUTICALLY ACTIVE COMPOUNDS.) ⤷  Try a Trial
South Africa 201202025 INTERMEDIATES USEFUL IN THE PREPARATION OF PYRROLO[2,3-b] PYRIDINE DERIVATIVES ⤷  Try a Trial
Slovenia 2395004 ⤷  Try a Trial
World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) 2011015522 ⤷  Try a Trial
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Supplementary Protection Certificates for ZELBORAF

Patent Number Supplementary Protection Certificate SPC Country SPC Expiration SPC Description
1893612 1290026-2 Sweden ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: VEMURAFENIB OCH FARMACEUTISKT GODTAGBARA SALTER DAERAV; REG. NO/DATE: EU/1/12/751/001 20120217
1893612 2012/025 Ireland ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: VEMURAFENIB AND PHARMACEUTICALLY ACCEPTABLE SALTS THEREOF; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/12/751/001 20120217
1893612 PA2012010,C1893612 Lithuania ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: VEMURAFENIBUM; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/12/751/001 20120217
1893612 C01893612/01 Switzerland ⤷  Try a Trial VERTRETERLOESCHUNG
1893612 PA2012010 Lithuania ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: VEMURAFENIBUM; REGISTRATION NO/DATE: EU/1/12/751/001 20120217
1893612 C 2012 020 Romania ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: VEMURAFENIB SAU O SARE ACCEPTABILA FARMACEUTIC A ACESTUIA; NATIONAL AUTHORISATION NUMBER: EU/1/17/1212; DATE OF NATIONAL AUTHORISATION: 20120217; NUMBER OF FIRST AUTHORISATION IN EUROPEAN ECONOMIC AREA (EEA): EU/1/17/1212; DATE OF FIRST AUTHORISATION IN EEA: 20120217
1893612 2012C/028 Belgium ⤷  Try a Trial PRODUCT NAME: VERMURAFENIB ET SES SELS PHARMACEUTIQUEMENT ACCEPTABLES, SOUS TOUTES FORMES COUVERTES PAR LE BREVET DE BASE; AUTHORISATION NUMBER AND DATE: EU/1/12/751/001 20120221
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