Case C-176/19 P: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 27 June 2024 – European Commission v Servier SAS, Servier Laboratories Ltd, Les Laboratoires Servier, European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) (Appeal – Competition – Pharmaceutical products – Market for perindopril – Article 101 TFEU – Agreements, decisions and concerted practices – Market sharing – Potential competition – Restriction of competition by object – Strategy to delay the market entry of generic versions of perindopril – Patent dispute settlement agreement – Patent licence agreement – Technology assignment and licence agreement – Article 102 TFEU – Relevant market – Abuse of dominant position)

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Citation: Case C-176/19 P: Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 27 June 2024 – European Commission v Servier SAS, Servier Laboratories Ltd, Les Laboratoires Servier, European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) (Appeal – Competition – Pharmaceutical products – Market for perindopril – Article 101 TFEU – Agreements, decisions and concerted practices – Market sharing – Potential competition – Restriction of competition by object – Strategy to delay the market entry of generic versions of perindopril – Patent dispute settlement agreement – Patent licence agreement – Technology assignment and licence agreement – Article 102 TFEU – Relevant market – Abuse of dominant position) (OJ C, C/2024/4825, 12.08.2024, ELI: http://data.europa.eu/eli/C/2024/4825/oj )