General Court upholds Lundbeck pay-for-delay fine

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General Court upholds Lundbeck pay-for-delay fine

September 09 2016
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Fines of nearly €150 million imposed on pharmaceutical company Lundbeck and a number of generic rivals by the European Commission have been upheld by the EU General Court. The Court's decisions are the first to find that pay-for-delay agreements breach EU antitrust rules

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