EU Pharma Probe Expected To Veer From FTC Course

By Sara Stefanini (January 22, 2008, 12:00 AM EST) -- While the European Commission appears to have taken a cue from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission in cracking down on potential antitrust issues and patent abuse in the pharmaceutical industry, the EC's inquiry began in a unique fashion: with unannounced dawn raids typically reserved for cartels. The approach of the EC is likely to differ from that of the U.S. in other ways, too, attorneys say....

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