Settling patent disputes can break European Union law by restricting competition and abusing a dominant position, an advocate general to the Court of Justice of the EU has advised in a case referred by the UK regarding deals between several generics companies and GlaxoSmithKline over the antidepressant Seroxat (paroxetine).
In response to a referral by the UK’s Competition Appeal Tribunal, advocate general Juliane Kokott recommended that the CJEU state...






