IMS Health GmbH v NDC Health GmbH (Court of Justice of the European Union Case C-418/01, 29 April 2004)

Case Description

In the IMS Health case, the Court of Justice of the European Union (hereinafter “CJEU”) clarified the ‘exceptional circumstances’ test used to determine whether a refusal to license an intellectual property right (hereinafter “IPR”) constitutes an abuse of a dominant position under Art. 102 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union.

Decision Year
2004
Case Summary
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