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Roche Nederland BV and Others v Frederick Primus and Milton Goldenberg (C-539/03)
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The questions referred for a prelimina…
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Roche Nederland BV and Others v Frederick Primus and Milton Goldenberg (C-539/03)

Judgment of 13 Jul 2006law://eu/cjeu/2003/c-539-03/para_30@2026-11-10

30In particular, it is apparent from Article 64(3) of the Munich Convention that any action for infringement of a European patent must be examined in the light of the relevant national law in force in each of the States for which it has been granted.

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

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Court: Court of Justice · First Chamber
Case: C-539/03 · ECLI:EU:C:2006:458
Decided: 13 Jul 2006
Procedure: Preliminary reference · referred by the Hoge Raad der Nederlanden (Netherlands)
Applicant: Roche Nederland BV and Others
Defendants: Frederick Primus; Milton Goldenberg
Rapporteur: P. Jann
Advocate General: P. Léger
Bench: 5 judges
P. Jann, K. Schiemann, K. Lenaerts, E. Juhász, M. Ilešič
Language: Dutch
Official: CURIA · EUR-Lex 62003CJ0539

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