Hearings
European Union
03 Mar 1988 (Case C-434/85); EU:C:1988:109; [1989] 1 WLR 414; [1988] 2 All ER 454, ECJ
England & Wales
08 Dec 1988 (Consequential orders) [1989] 1 WLR 414; [1988] 3 All ER 1057, HL(E)
Allen & Hanburys Ltd v Generics (UK) Ltd
See also
Subject Matter
PATENT — Extension — Transitional provisions — Injunction preventing importation of patented drug from member state — No corresponding restraint on infringement by manufacturers within United Kingdom — Product not patentable in exporting state — Whether restraint on importation conflicting with Community law — Considerations of fair trading and consumer protection — Patents Act 1977, s 46(3)(a)(c) — ECC Treaty (Cmnd 5179–II), arts 30, 36