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{{Short description|Medication}}
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application of two different coatings to a drug in pill form to ensure, that the omeprazole did not disintegrate before reaching its intended site of action in stomach. Although the solution by means of two coating was obvious, the patent was found valid, because the source of the problem was non-obvious and was discovered by the patentee.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://scholar.google.com/scholar_case?case=12553883911671736992&q=+In+re+Omeprazole+Patent+Litigation&hl=en&as_sdt=40000003 | title=IN RE OMEPRAZOLE PATENT LITIGATION, Court of Appeals, Federal Circuit 2011 - Google Scholar }}</ref>
 
In September 2023, AstraZeneca announced it would pay $425 million to settle product liability litigations against Prilosec in the United States.<ref>{{Cite news |date=3 October 2023-10-03 |title=AstraZeneca to pay $425 mln to settle Nexium, Prilosec litigation in US |work=Reuters |url=https://www.reuters.com/legal/astrazeneca-pay-425-mln-settle-nexium-prilosec-litigation-us-2023-10-03/ |access-date=3 October 2023-10-03}}</ref>
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