SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Santarus, Inc. (NASDAQ:SNTS), a specialty pharmaceutical company, today announced that Chief Judge Gregory M. Sleet of the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware has ruled in favor of Santarus and the University of Missouri following the Markman hearing held November 5, 2008. “Markman” hearings, also known as claim construction hearings, are held to resolve any disputes concerning the meaning of asserted patent claims prior to trial. Par Pharmaceutical, Inc. had disputed the meaning of some but not all of the patent claims asserted by Santarus as part of the lawsuits Santarus filed against Par in the Delaware District Court for infringement of patents listed in the Orange Book for ZEGERID® (omeprazole/sodium bicarbonate) Capsules and Powder for Oral Suspension. The University of Missouri, licensor of the patents, is joined in the litigation as co-plaintiff.
