Bosentan Patent Expiration

Bosentan was first introduced by Actelion Pharmaceuticals Us Inc in its drug Tracleer on Nov 20, 2001. 12 different companies have introduced drugs containing Bosentan.


Bosentan Patents

Given below is the list of patents protecting Bosentan, along with the drug name that holds that patent and the company name owning that drug.

Drug Used in Drug Patent Number Drug Patent Title Drug Patent Expiry Drug Owner
Tracleer US7959945 Dispersible bosentan tablet Dec 28, 2027 Actelion
Tracleer US8309126 Dispersible bosentan tablet May 15, 2026 Actelion
Tracleer US5292740 Sulfonamides Nov 20, 2015

(Expired)

Actelion



A patent's expiry date may change depending upon legal activities going on that patent. Critical activities like abandoning of a patent, term extension of a patent or amendment of its claims can increase or decrease the life of a patent hence affecting its expiry date and in turn affecting the generic launch date of that drug. Tracking these ongoing activities on a patent application helps to keep an eye on the latest developments in the patent process of the drug which can give an idea of how early a drug's generic could be available. The next section provides a list of recent legal activities on Bosentan's patents.

Given below is the list recent legal activities going on the following patents of Bosentan.

Activity Date Patent Number
Patent litigations
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 12th Year, Large Entity 01 May, 2024 US8309126
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 12th Year, Large Entity 30 Nov, 2022 US7959945
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Year, Large Entity 30 Apr, 2020 US8309126
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Year, Large Entity 04 Dec, 2018 US7959945
Filing Receipt - Corrected 23 Sep, 2013 US7959945
Email Notification 23 Sep, 2013 US7959945
Recordation of Patent Grant Mailed 13 Nov, 2012 US8309126
Patent Issue Date Used in PTA Calculation 13 Nov, 2012 US8309126
Issue Notification Mailed 24 Oct, 2012 US8309126
Dispatch to FDC 19 Oct, 2012 US8309126


Bosentan's Family Patents

Family Patents

Explore Our Curated Drug Screens

Drugs Generating Over $1 Billion in Annual Revenue
Explore the top-performing drugs that dominate the pharmaceutical industry
View List
NCE-1 Patent Expiry in the Next 1 Year
Identify opportunities as new chemical entity (NCE-1) patents approach expiry
View List
Recently Granted Patents in EP
Find the opportunity to file Oppositions
View List

Bosentan Generic API Manufacturers

Several generic applications have been filed for Bosentan. The first generic version for Bosentan was by Alvogen Pine Brook Inc and was approved on Apr 26, 2019. And the latest generic version is by Natco Pharma Ltd and was approved on Feb 5, 2025.

Given below is the list of companies who have filed for Bosentan generic, along with the locations of their manufacturing plants worldwide.