EU patents ruling deals blow to drugs companies

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Series Details 5.5.06
Publication Date 05/05/2006
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A ruling by the European Court of Justice on 4 May 2006 will mean that pharmaceutical companies will have less opportunity to extend patent protections for their products in the European Union.

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