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AstraZeneca denies 'lying' over Losec patents in ECJ appeal of antitrust fine

By Lewis Crofts ( January 12, 2012, 15:40 GMT | Insight) -- AstraZeneca today told the EU's Court of Justice that the European Commission had misunderstood the use of anti-ulcer drugs and marketing authorisations when it sanctioned the pharma giant for misleading patent offices and illegally withdrawing its Losec product. The commission said AstraZeneca was trying to "shoot down an Airbus with a pea-shooter."Luxembourg - AstraZeneca today told the EU's Court of Justice that the European Commission had misunderstood the use of anti-ulcer drugs and marketing authorisations when it sanctioned the pharma giant for having misled patent offices and illegally withdrawing its Losec product. The commission said AstraZeneca was trying to "shoot down an Airbus with a pea-shooter."...

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