Servier’s EU Nightmare Continues As Commission Moves To Shut Down Disputed IP Practices

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.

The European Commission has sent a statement of objections to Servier SA alleging that the company willfully employed a series of negative practices to prevent or discourage other manufacturers from launching competitor products to its cardiovascular therapy Coversyl (perindopril).

The move against pay-for-delay practices comes as no surprise, but it caps a miserable few years for Servier and signals...

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