Servier’s EU Nightmare Continues As Commission Moves To Shut Down Disputed IP Practices
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
The European Commission’s allegations against Servier for alleged patent abuses could help to clarify the law in this area for original product manufacturers in the long term.
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