Bupivacaine Hydrochloride Patent Expiration

Bupivacaine Hydrochloride is Used for providing post-surgical analgesia through local anesthesia for up to 24 hours following implantation. It was first introduced by Hospira Inc in its drug Marcaine Hydrochloride Preservative Free on Approved Prior to Jan 1, 1982. Other drugs containing Bupivacaine Hydrochloride are Bupivacaine Hydrochloride, Marcaine Hydrochloride, Marcaine, Sensorcaine, Xaracoll, Bupivacaine Hydrochloride Kit. 14 different companies have introduced drugs containing Bupivacaine Hydrochloride.


Bupivacaine Hydrochloride Patents

Given below is the list of patents protecting Bupivacaine Hydrochloride, 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
Xaracoll US11746141 Modified collagen Jan 09, 2033 Innocoll Pharms
Xaracoll USRE47826 Drug delivery device for providing local analgesia, local anesthesia or nerve blockage May 20, 2029 Innocoll Pharms



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 Bupivacaine Hydrochloride's patents.

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

Activity Date Patent Number
Patent litigations
Patent Issue Date Used in PTA Calculation 05 Sep, 2023 US11746141
Recordation of Patent eGrant 05 Sep, 2023 US11746141
Recordation of Patent Grant Mailed 05 Sep, 2023 US11746141
Patent eGrant Notification 05 Sep, 2023 US11746141
Mail Patent eGrant Notification 05 Sep, 2023 US11746141
Email Notification 05 Sep, 2023 US11746141
Email Notification 18 Aug, 2023 US11746141
Issue Notification Mailed 16 Aug, 2023 US11746141
Dispatch to FDC 20 Jul, 2023 US11746141
Application Is Considered Ready for Issue 20 Jul, 2023 US11746141


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Bupivacaine Hydrochloride Generic API Manufacturers

Several generic applications have been filed for Bupivacaine Hydrochloride. The first generic version for Bupivacaine Hydrochloride was by Hospira Inc and was approved on Feb 17, 1986. And the latest generic version is by Aspiro Pharma Ltd and was approved on Mar 27, 2024.

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