EPO upholds AstraZeneca's MUPS PPI patents
AstraZeneca says that the European Patent Office has ruled that its patent for a multiple unit pellet tablet (MUPS) formulation of a proton-pump inhibitor is still valid in amended form, despite oppositions from four generic drugmakers. The Anglo-Swedish drug major noted that the decision means that the MUPS patent, used for its drugs Nexium (esomeprazole) and Losec/Prilosec (omeprazole) is still valid in 20 countries, including Austria, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Spain, France, the UK, Greece, Ireland, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden and Portugal.
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