Figueroa, Pablo; Guerrero, Alejandro --- "EU Law of Competition and Trade in the Pharmaceutical Sector" (Edward Elgar Publishing, 2019) [2019] ELECD 1258

Editor(s): Figueroa, Pablo; Guerrero, Alejandro

Title: EU Law of Competition and Trade in the Pharmaceutical Sector

Series: Elgar Competition Law and Practice series

Topics: Competition and Antitrust Law

Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing

Date of Publication: 28 June 2019

Number of pages: c 816

Abstract/Description:

This book provides a systematic analysis of the law and practice of EU competition and trade in the pharmaceutical sector.

Authored by leading private practitioners, economists, scholars and high-level officials at competition regulators, this work provides valuable insider knowledge on the application of law and policies to the pharmaceutical industry.

The work contains extensive commentary on the legislation and the latest case law and administrative precedents in this sector, at both EU and national level, including certain significant jurisdictions (e.g., the US, China). Coverage of various key developments includes the recent pay-for-delay antitrust investigations, the perennial issues around parallel trade, and an examination of mergers among pharmaceutical companies and medical devices manufacturers. In addition to the legal analysis, it offers vital economic and business perspectives to ensure that the reader has the full range of tools with which to prepare for cases and conduct transactions within the pharmaceutical industry.