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20 August 2024NewsEuropeMuireann Bolger

‘Still on the outside’: UPC says Abbott PI not valid in Ireland

Preliminary injunction doesn't extend to Ireland because it has not ratified UPC Treaty | Case concerns dispute over patents covering continuous glucose monitoring devices used in the management of diabetes | Injunction in favour of the US market leader now applies to three markets rather than four.

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