Article: Eisai Receives Summary Judgment Motion Decisions in U.S. Legal Action Over Aciphex(R) ANDA Filings.

TEANECK, N.J., Oct. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Eisai Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Tokyo, President and CEO: Haruo Naito) and Eisai Inc. (Headquarters: New Jersey, Chairman and CEO: Hajime Shimizu) today announce that they received court decisions on ANDA-related summary judgment motions for Aciphex(R) (Active Ingredient Name: rabeprazole sodium, Product Name in Japan: Pariet(R)) on October 6, 2006 (U.S. Eastern time).

The Southern District Court of New York granted Eisai's summary judgment motion confirming the validity of the Aciphex(R) composition of matter patent in its ruling. The Court reserved ruling on the enforceability arguments until after trial. Eisai looks ...

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