本案被告為奧貝泰克 (Apotex Inc. ) 學名藥廠與Impax學名藥廠,二藥廠因為向美國食品藥物管理局 (FDA) 提出了胃酸抑制藥物Prilosec® (成分為奧美拉唑,omeprazole) 的學名藥許可之簡易新藥上市程序 (ANDA) 。原告阿斯特捷利康 (AstraZeneca) 藥廠於是向美國紐約南區 (the Southern District of New York) 的聯邦地方法院提出專利侵權訴訟,主張被告奧貝泰克學名藥廠與Impax學名藥廠侵害了系爭專利的申請專利範圍,被告奧貝泰克學名藥廠與Impax學名藥廠則提出多項主張反擊,其一為原告阿斯特捷利康藥廠的系爭專利申請專利範圍係顯而易見而無效,地方法院經過判決後認定系爭專利申請專利範圍有效,且被告奧貝泰克學名藥廠與Impax學名藥廠侵權。被告奧貝泰克學名藥廠與Impax學名藥廠不服地方法院的判決,所以分別提出上訴,上訴法院合併審理。
※ '505專利
1.An oral pharmaceutical preparation comprising:
(a) a core region comprising an effective amount of a material selected from the group consisting of omeprazole plus an alkaline reacting compound, an alkaline omeprazole salt plus an alkaline reacting compound and an alkaline omeprazole salt alone;
(b) an inert subcoating which is soluble or rapidly disintegrating in water disposed on said core region, said subcoating comprising one or more layers of materials selected from among tablet excipients and polymeric film-forming compounds; and
(c) an outer layer disposed on said subcoating comprising an enteric coating.
※ '230專利
1. A pharmaceutical preparation comprising:
(a) an alkaline reacting core comprising an acid-labile pharmaceutically active substance and an alkaline reacting compound different from said active substance, an alkaline salt of an acid labile pharmaceutically active substance, or an alkaline salt of an acid labile pharmaceutically active substance and an alkaline reacting compound different from said active substance;
(b) an inert subcoating which rapidly dissolves or disintegrates in water disposed on said core region, said subcoating comprising one or more layers comprising materials selected from the group consisting of tablet excipients, film-forming compounds and alkaline compounds; and
(c) an enteric coating layer surrounding said subcoating layer, wherein the subcoating layer isolates the alkaline reacting core from the enteric coating layer such that the stability of the preparation is enhanced.