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Document 62013CN0210
Case C-210/13: Reference for a preliminary ruling from High Court of Justice (Chancery Division) (United Kingdom) made on 18 April 2013 — Glaxosmithline Biologicals SA, Glaxosmithkline Biologicals, Niederlassung der Smithkline Beecham Pharma GmbH & Co. KG v Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks
Case C-210/13: Reference for a preliminary ruling from High Court of Justice (Chancery Division) (United Kingdom) made on 18 April 2013 — Glaxosmithline Biologicals SA, Glaxosmithkline Biologicals, Niederlassung der Smithkline Beecham Pharma GmbH & Co. KG v Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks
Case C-210/13: Reference for a preliminary ruling from High Court of Justice (Chancery Division) (United Kingdom) made on 18 April 2013 — Glaxosmithline Biologicals SA, Glaxosmithkline Biologicals, Niederlassung der Smithkline Beecham Pharma GmbH & Co. KG v Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks
OJ C 189, 29.6.2013, p. 8–8
(BG, ES, CS, DA, DE, ET, EL, EN, FR, IT, LV, LT, HU, MT, NL, PL, PT, RO, SK, SL, FI, SV)
29.6.2013 |
EN |
Official Journal of the European Union |
C 189/8 |
Reference for a preliminary ruling from High Court of Justice (Chancery Division) (United Kingdom) made on 18 April 2013 — Glaxosmithline Biologicals SA, Glaxosmithkline Biologicals, Niederlassung der Smithkline Beecham Pharma GmbH & Co. KG v Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks
(Case C-210/13)
2013/C 189/15
Language of the case: English
Referring court
High Court of Justice (Chancery Division)
Parties to the main proceedings
Applicants: Glaxosmithline Biologicals SA, Glaxosmithkline Biologicals, Niederlassung der Smithkline Beecham Pharma GmbH & Co. KG
Defendant: Comptroller-General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks
Questions referred
1. |
Is an adjuvant which has no therapeutic effect on its own, but which enhances the therapeutic effect of an antigen when combined with that antigen in a vaccine, an ‘active ingredient’ within the meaning of Article 1(b) of Regulation 469/2009/EC (1)? |
2. |
If the answer to question 1 is no, can the combination of such an adjuvant with an antigen nevertheless be regarded as a ‘combination of active ingredients’ within the meaning of Article 1(b) of Regulation 469/2009/EC? |
(1) Regulation (EC) No 469/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 concerning the supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products
OJ L 152, p. 1