Case C-307/18 Generics (UK) and others v CMA (Paroxetine), a major landmark in the case law (I): principles
Pablo Ibañez Colomo; Chilling Competition
It is safe to predict that last week’s judgment in Paroxetine will be remembered as a major landmark in EU competition law. It is unusual due to the depth and the breadth of the contributions it makes to our understanding of some fundamental principles. We have had many judgments clarifying a discrete point of law. Unlike these, Paroxetine engages with several notions at the same time (the notions of competition, restriction by a object, effects and abuse), which is uncommon in the case law, and this, in depth.
A bit over a year ago I explained why the pay-for-delay saga would test the fundamental principles (see here) underpinning Articles 101 and 102 TFEU. I do not believe it was an exaggeration: it is sufficient to take a look at the questions raised by the national court in Paroxetine. The CAT asked whether the likelihood of a patent being declared invalid should be considered when evaluating the effects of an agreement. From a system that does not question the existence of intellectual property rights, I explained, we could be moving to one treating them as probabilistic titles…
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