Bromfenac Sodium Patent Expiration

Bromfenac Sodium is Used for managing ocular inflammation, postoperative inflammation, and reducing ocular pain in patients after cataract surgery. It was first introduced by Bausch And Lomb Inc in its drug Xibrom on Mar 24, 2005. Other drugs containing Bromfenac Sodium are Bromday, Bromsite, Prolensa. 14 different companies have introduced drugs containing Bromfenac Sodium.


Bromfenac Sodium Patents

Given below is the list of patents protecting Bromfenac Sodium, 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
Prolensa US9517220 Bromfenac bioavailability Nov 11, 2033 Bausch And Lomb
Prolensa US10085958 Bromfenac bioavailability Nov 19, 2032 Bausch And Lomb
Bromsite US8778999 Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory ophthalmic compositions Aug 07, 2029 Sun Pharm
Bromsite USRE50218 Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory ophthalmic compositions Mar 05, 2029 Sun Pharm
Prolensa US8129431 Aqueous liquid preparation containing 2-amino-3-(4-bromobenzoyl)phenylacetic acid Sep 11, 2025 Bausch And Lomb
Prolensa US8669290 Aqueous liquid preparation containing 2-amino-3-(4-bromobenzoyl)phenylacetic acid Jan 16, 2024

(Expired)

Bausch And Lomb
Prolensa US8754131 Aqueous liquid preparation containing 2-amino-3-(4-bromobenzoyl)phenylacetic acid Jan 16, 2024

(Expired)

Bausch And Lomb
Prolensa US8871813 Aqueous liquid preparation containing 2-amino-3-(4-bromobenzoyl)phenylacetic acid Jan 16, 2024

(Expired)

Bausch And Lomb
Prolensa US8927606 Aqueous liquid preparation containing 2-amino-3-(4-bromobenzoyl)phenylacetic acid Jan 16, 2024

(Expired)

Bausch And Lomb
Prolensa US9144609 Aqueous liquid preparation containing 2-amino-3-(4-bromobenzoyl)phenylacetic acid Jan 16, 2024

(Expired)

Bausch And Lomb
Prolensa US9561277 Aqueous liquid preparation containing 2-amino-3-(4-bromobenzoyl)phenylacetic acid Jan 16, 2024

(Expired)

Bausch And Lomb



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 Bromfenac Sodium's patents.

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

Activity Date Patent Number
Patent litigations
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Year, Large Entity 22 May, 2024 US9517220
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Year, Large Entity 22 Mar, 2023 US9144609(Litigated)
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Year, Large Entity 13 Jun, 2022 US8927606
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 4th Year, Large Entity 30 Mar, 2022 US10085958
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Year, Large Entity 14 Mar, 2022 US8871813
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Year, Large Entity 01 Dec, 2021 US8754131(Litigated)
Correspondence Address Change 30 Aug, 2021 US10085958
Correspondence Address Change 30 Aug, 2021 US9517220
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 8th Year, Large Entity 06 Aug, 2021 US8669290
Payment of Maintenance Fee, 4th Year, Large Entity 04 Jun, 2020 US9517220


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Bromfenac Sodium Generic API Manufacturers

Several generic applications have been filed for Bromfenac Sodium. The first generic version for Bromfenac Sodium was by Coastal Pharmaceuticals and was approved on May 11, 2011. And the latest generic version is by Amneal Eu Ltd and was approved on Jul 29, 2024.

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