In three recent judgments issued on 5 October 2020, the General Court of the European Union ("GCEU") partially annulled the European Commission’s ("Commission") decisions of February 2017 which had authorized onsite...more
10/22/2020
/ Annulment ,
Antitrust Investigations ,
Corporate Counsel ,
Dawn Raids ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
Evidentiary Standards ,
Exchange of Information ,
France ,
General Court of the European Union (GCEU) ,
Lack of Authority ,
Standard of Proof ,
Supermarkets
On 12 December 2018, the General Court (“Court”) partially annulled the European Commission’s decision of 9 July 2014 in the Servier case and consequently reduced Servier’s fine by more than 30%, from €330.99 million to...more
12/21/2018
/ Abuse of Dominance ,
Annulment ,
Anti-Competitive ,
Antitrust Violations ,
EU ,
European Commission ,
European Patent Office ,
Fee Reductions ,
General Court of the European Union (GCEU) ,
Generic Drugs ,
IP License ,
Patent Validity ,
Patents ,
Pay-For-Delay ,
Pharmaceutical Industry ,
Pharmaceutical Patents ,
Reverse Payment Settlement Agreements ,
Settlement Agreements ,
Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU)