You assume correctly that new patents should take care of that.
These four patents protect the MND-2119 Self-emulsifying composition of omega-3 fatty acids:
Patent_ID Filing_Date USPTO_Approval_Date
9,801,843 1/22/2015 10/31/2017
10,758,622 1/21/2015 9/1/2020
10,786,575 2/11/2019 9/29/2020
11,207,286 10/18/2019 12/28/2021
Then this one is currently pending internationally:
LYMPH-RELEASING COMPOSITIONS OF FATTY ACIDS AND USES THEREOF FOR LYMPHATIC INCORPORATION AND SYSTEMIC DISEASE TREATMENT
US2024165066A1 • 2024-05-23 • AMARIN PHARMACEUTICALS IE LTD
Earliest priority: 2022-01-26 • Earliest publication: 2023-08-03