Essays about: "evergreening"

Found 3 essays containing the word evergreening.

1. 1. End of a blockbuster? – Preventing evergreening of pharmaceutical patents under EU competition law

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Maria Dürnel; [2017]
   Keywords : EU competition law; EU law; Article 102 TFEU; abuse of dominant position; evergreening; patent law; patent strategies; patents; pharmaceuticals; pharmaceutical industry; pharmaceutical sector inquiry; market definition; blockbuster drugs; generic competition; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The pharmaceutical industry is dependent on the granting of patents. Patents make it possible for pharmaceutical companies to invest in the necessary R&D to bring new drugs to the market. This benefits consumers and the health care sector at large. READ MORE

3. 2. THE WINNER TAKES IT ALL? Or to what extent may it be regarded anti-competitive conduct to combine technical tying and patents?

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Siri Silvereke; [2013]
   Keywords : technology industry; evergreening; complex patent combinations; strategic patenting; Article 102 TFEU; anti-competitive effect; technical tying; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : The thesis examines to what extent dominant undertakings, within the evolving technology industry, are considered to use an anti-competitive conduct when strategically combining technical tying and different patent combinations. Such conduct may result in leveraging a position from one product market to another, leading to evergreening and possible abuse of such dominant position, in accordance to Article 102 TFEU. READ MORE

4. 3. The Use and Abuse of Patents – Evergreening in the Pharmaceutical Sector

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Juridiska institutionen

   Author : Martina Törnvall; [2013]
   Keywords : abuse of dominant position; competition law; patent strategies; evergreening; pharmaceutical sector; pharmaceuticals; patents; EU law; Law and Political Science;

   Abstract : This thesis identifies some of the uncertainties surrounding the application of Article 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (TFEU) to evergreening of pharmaceutical patens. The concept of ever¬greening refers to a multitude of strategies adopted by patent holders with the aim to extend the privileged position that the patentee holds due to this exclusive right. READ MORE