Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 12 September 2019

Bayer Pharma AG v Richter Gedeon Vegyészeti Gyár Nyrt. and Exeltis Magyarország Gyógyszerkereskedelmi Kft.

Request for a preliminary ruling from the Fővárosi Törvényszék

Reference for a preliminary ruling — Intellectual property — Patents — Directive 2004/48/EC — Article 9(7) — Placing on the market of products infringing a patent right — Provisional measures — Patent subsequently declared invalid — Consequences — Right to appropriate compensation for losses caused by the provisional measures

Case C-688/17


Top of the page Documents in the Case
Document Date Name of the parties Subject-matter Curia EUR-Lex
Judgment (OJ)
25/10/2019 Bayer Pharma
Judgment
ECLI:EU:C:2019:722
12/09/2019 Bayer Pharma
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Opinion
ECLI:EU:C:2019:324
11/04/2019 Bayer Pharma
EUR-Lex text EUR-Lex bilingual text
Application (OJ)
09/03/2018 Bayer Pharma
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Top of the page Legal analysis of the decision or of the case

Reports of Cases

published in the electronic Reports of Cases (Court Reports - general)

Subject-matter

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Systematic classification scheme

1.
1 The legal order of the European Union
  1.07 Interpretation of EU law
4 Internal policy of the European Union
  4.11 Approximation of laws
    4.11.10 Enforcement of intellectual property rights


Citations of case-law or legislation

References in grounds of judgment

Operative part

Opinion

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Dates

Date of the lodging of the application initiating proceedings

  • 08/12/2017

Date of the Opinion

  • 11/04/2019

Date of the hearing

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Date of delivery

12/09/2019


References

Publication in the Official Journal

Judgment: OJ C 383 from 11.11.2019, p.14

Application: OJ C 112 from 26.03.2018, p.12

Name of the parties

Bayer Pharma

Notes on Academic Writings

  1. Sosnitza, Olaf: Vorrang der Marktordnung vor dem allgemeinen Irreführungsverbot, Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht INT 2019 p.1273-1276 (DE)
  2. De Haan, Tanguy: Note d’observations. Conséquences de l’européanisation des mesures provisoires et conservatoires en matière de droits intellectuels : la Cour de justice donne l’avantage au titulaire de droits, Revue de droit intellectuel : l'ingénieur-conseil 2019 p.500-511 (FR)
  3. Dijkman, Léon: CJEU rules that repeal of provisional measure does not automatically create liability for wrongful enforcement, Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice 2019 p.917-918 (EN)
  4. Lange, Daan F. de: Het Bayer/Richter-arrest : weinig richtig : noot, Berichten industriële eigendom 2020 p.59-62 (NL)
  5. Lindemans, Jan-Diederik ; Bussé, Judith: Aansprakelijkheid voor het uitvoeren van voorlopige maatregelen in het kader van de handhaving van intellectuele rechten na de Bayer- en Snowfall-arresten : noot, Revue de droit commercial belge 2020 p. 356-365 (NL)
  6. Sztoldman, Agnieszka: Compensation for a wrongful enforcement of a preliminary injunction under the Enforcement Directive (2004/48/EC) : Bayer Pharma AG v Richter Gedeon Vegyeszeti Gyar Nyrt. (C-688/17), European Intellectual Property Review 2020 p. 721-727 (EN)
  7. De Haan, Tanguy: The CJEU sides with IP right holders : the Bayer Pharma judgment (C-688/17) and the consequences of the Europeanisation of provisional and precautionary measures relating to IP rights, European Intellectual Property Review 2020 p. 767-773 (EN)
  8. Tilmann, Winfried: Erforderliche Änderung der patentrechtlichen Rechtsprechung zu § 945 ZPO im Bereich von Art. 9 VII der RL 2004/48/EG : C-688/17, Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht 2021 p. 997-1007 (DE)
  9. Tilmann, Winfried: Erforderliche Änderung der patentrechtlichen Rechtsprechung zu § 945 ZPO im Bereich von Art. 9 VII der RL 2004/48/EG : Rs. C-688/17, Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht 2021 p. 997-1007 (DE)
  10. Tilmann, Winfried: Consequences of the CJEU's Bayer v Richter decision : C-688/17, Journal of Intellectual Property Law and Practice 2022 p. 526-539 (EN)



Procedural Analysis Information

Source of the question referred for a preliminary ruling

Fővárosi Törvényszék - Hungary

Subject-matter

  • Approximation of laws
  • Intellectual, industrial and commercial property

Provisions of national law referred to

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Provisions of international law referred to

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Procedure and result

  • Reference for a preliminary ruling

Formation of the Court

troisième chambre (Cour)

Judge-Rapporteur

Malenovský

Advocate General

Pitruzzella

Language(s) of the Case

  • Hungarian

Language(s) of the Opinion

  • French