On September 06, 2007 judge Jose L. Linares of the US District Court rejected Wyeth’s request for an injunction order against the generic challenger Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. that would have barred Teva from selling its generic version until a patent dispute between the companies get resolved. Generically known as pantoprazole, Protonix is Wyeth’s leading pharmaceutical products worth US $ 1.8 billion in sales in 2006 for which Teva had already bagged first-to-file status, giving 180-days market exclusivity for the US market. Pantoprazole is broadly covered within the scope of the US 4,758,579 (the ‘579 patent) for which Teva has filed a Para IV certification challenging its validity and enforceability.
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