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Matter

Hoechst v Genentech

5 September 2012Arbitration
5 September 2012Arbitration
Partial arbitral award rendered in Paris on 5 September 2012
Decision summary
The sole arbitrator held Genentech responsible for the commercialization of several products and ordered it to pay various sums to Hoechst.
Supporting details
3 participants
Hoechst
Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland
Genentech Inc.
Mentioned in judgment
3 years, 2 months and 13 days later · 1169 days
18 November 2015France
18 November 2015France
Judgment of the French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber dated 18 November 2015
French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber
Decision summary
The Court of Cassation declared inadmissible the appeal in cassation brought independently of the decision on the merits. It held that the Paris Court of Appeal had only referred a question of Treaty interpretation to the Court of Justice of the European Union and had not reviewed the partial award under Article 1520(5) of the French Code of Civil Procedure.
Supporting details
2 authorities · 3 participants
Hoechst
Sanofi-Aventis Deutschland
Genentech Inc.
French Court of Cassation, First Civil Chamber
Authorities cited
2
- Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (Article 267 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union)
  treaty
- French Code of Civil Procedure (Articles 1520(5) and 700 of the French Code of Civil Procedure)
  statute
Direct judgment