Portugal: Power of arbitration courts to order compulsory fines, Court of Appeal of Lisbon, 1546/15.1YRLSB-1, 21 May 2015

Arbitration courts (which have mandatory jurisdiction over certain patent disputes regarding generic drugs) have the authority to issue a compulsory fine for not complying with a court order, provided that there is a present or imminent non-compliance with the ordered obligation (‘non facere’).

A full summary of this case has been published on Kluwer IP Law.