151However, such conduct cannot be accepted when its purpose is precisely to strengthen the dominant position of the party engaging in it and to abuse that position (see, to that effect, judgment of 14 February 1978, United Brands and United Brands Continentaal v Commission, 27/76, EU:C:1978:22, paragraph 189), as when such conduct is intended to deprive parties demonstrated to be potential competitors of effective access to a market, such as that of a medicine containing an active ingredient that is in the public domain.
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