2.3.2015
EN
Official Journal of the European Union
C 73/12
Request for a preliminary ruling from the Cour d’appel de Paris (France) lodged on 9 December 2014 — Genentech Inc. v Hoechst GmbH, formerly Hoechst AG, Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
(Case C-567/14)
(2015/C 073/18)
Language of the case: French
Referring court
Cour d’appel de Paris
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicant: Genentech Inc.
Defendant: Hoechst GmbH, formerly Hoechst AG, Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland GmbH
Question referred
‘Must the provisions of Article 81 of the Treaty (now Article 101 TFEU) be interpreted as precluding effect being given, where patents are revoked, to a licence agreement which requires the licencee to pay royalties for the sole use of the rights attached to the licensed patent?’
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