Month: September 2021
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Our thoughts on the NHS’s loss against Servier in the Supreme Court
The UK remains an important jurisdiction for antitrust and IP cases, so it is no surprise that sometimes a case comes along in which the two fields are both highly relevant. NHS v Servier is such a case, with the NHS basing claims for damages not only on breaches of competition law, but also on…
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Other interesting developments in healthcare that caught our eye this summer
From unlawful means to counterfactuals, and from disclosure of medical devices pricing to hospital passes, please find below the other developments in healthcare that caught our eye this summer. UK Health Service suffers loss in claim against Servier The UK National Health Service (NHS) suffered a defeat in the UK Supreme Court (UKSC) in July…
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Developments in antitrust enforcement in healthcare that caught our eye this summer
Excessive pricing, sham patents and private actions, please find below the antitrust enforcement developments in healthcare that caught our eye this summer. Three excessive pricing decisions and a statement of objections Are excessive pricing cases like London buses? You might think so after waiting for one for months only for four to appear practically at…
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Healthcare mergers: What caught our eye this summer
To kick things off, we’re publishing three updates, covering what you may have missed this summer in mergers, antitrust and other developments. Below you will find the merger developments in healthcare that caught our eye this summer. Green light for AstraZeneca’s Alexion deal There was good news for AstraZeneca as the CMA and the European…
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Welcome to The Thicket, a legal blog about healthcare in the digital era
Welcome to the first post of The Thicket, a blog that discusses issues of competition, IP, and data protection law in healthcare at a time when technology (and Big Tech in particular) is poised to have a huge impact in this crucial sector. From Amazon entering the pharmacy business to Apple Watches becoming mini-medical devices…