97While the conclusion by the holder of a patent with a party allegedly infringing that patent of a settlement agreement that does not exceed the scope and duration of remaining validity of the patent does constitute an expression of the intellectual property right of its holder, which permits that holder, inter alia, to oppose any infringement (see, to that effect, judgment of 31 October 1974, Centrafarm and de Peijper, 15/74, EU:C:1974:114, paragraph 9), the fact remains that, as also observed by the Advocate General in point 114 of her Opinion and as stated in paragraph 79 of the present judgment, that patent does not permit its holder to enter into contracts that are contrary to Article 101 TFEU.
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