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European Union, Italy, Spain - April 24 2013
On 16 April 2013, the Court of Justice of the European Union ("ECJ") handed down its judgment in Joined Cases C-274/11 and 295/11 in which it…
European Union - December 19 2012
On 11 December 2012, Advocate General Bot gave his Opinion on Joined Cases C- 274/11 and 295/11, proposing that the Court of Justice of the European Union (“ECJ”) dismiss the cases brought by Spain and Italy challenging the other 25 Member States’ use of the “enhanced cooperation” procedure to create an EU-wide unitary patent system.
European Union - December 10 2012
On 6 December 2012, the European Court of Justice upheld the judgment of the General Court, which found that AstraZeneca abused its dominant position on the market for proton pump inhibitors by misleading patent authorities and misusing the regulatory system in order to prevent generic competition against its anti-ulcer medicine, Losec (omeprazole), in certain markets.
European Union - December 14 2011
On 8 December 2011, the European Court of Justice (“ECJ”) gave its hotly anticipated ruling in the Residex case on guarantees under the State aid rules.
United Kingdom - May 31 2011
The UK’s Independent Commission on Banking has released its interim report proposing reforms of the banking sector to promote financial stability and competition.
