François Pochart

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Will the Court of Justice Spell the End of the French Strict Liability Regime?

In the case No C-473/22 between Mylan and Gilead, the Advocate General analysed the Finnish strict liability regime primarily in the light of the lessons a

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The European Commission publishes proposals for a new pharmaceutical package

Le 26 avril 2023, la Commission européenne (CE) a publié un ensemble de propositions1 visant à modifier la législation dans le domaine pharmaceutique afin

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Spring-summer 2024: priority to the Olympics Games at the 3rd chamber of the Paris Court of 1st instance ?

The 3rd chamber of the Judicial Court of Paris is considering an organization dedicated to the litigation of the Olympic Games, between mid-May and Septemb

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E-filing of French patent applications: French PTO (INPI) shuffle its feet after messing with PLT

August & Debouzy wins its proceedings for exceeding its power (ultra vires) before the Conseil d'Etat against the decision of the Director of the

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August Debouzy advises Cameco on French law aspects of acquisition of Westinghouse Electric Company

August Debouzy, in coordination with Covington & Burling, is advising Cameco Corporation, the world’s largest publicly traded uranium company and a cornerstone of the Canadian nuclear industry, on the French aspects of a contemplated acquisition of Westinghouse Electric Company, one of the world’s largest nuclear services businesses, for an enterprise value of $7.875 billion and an estimated $4.5 billion equity cost. Covington & Burling assisted Cameco with the general coordination of the transaction and the US law aspects.

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19th version of the UPC Rules of Procedure: the opt-out becomes more complex with the possibility of its removal

After the opt-out and the correction of the opt-out, there is now the addition of... the removal of the opt-out. Abstract: The 19th version of the Rules

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The WTO decision on the "lifting" of patents on Covid vaccines, in 6 questions

A decisive step has just been taken in the process of "lifting" the patents on vaccines against COVID-19, on which we have been publishing regularly since

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Preliminary Injunction on the basis of a Patent Application – Another French Oddity?

In an interim order dated 3 June 2022, the President of the Paris Judicial Court:   • Ruled that a motion for interim injunction based on Article

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Opposition before the INPI: publication of the first opposition decision

In our article of 2 March 2022, we reported our impressions on the firsts oral proceedings before the INPI[1] and pointed out that they are very similar to

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August Debouzy advised the Swiss group Holcim on the acquisition of the PRB group

August Debouzy, and in particular its German Desk, advised the Swiss group Holcim, a major player in innovative and sustainable construction solutions, on the acquisition of 100% of the PRB group, the leading independent French company in its sector offering a wide range of high-performance products for the renovation and thermal insulation of buildings.