This piece is based on a position paper prepared on behalf of the German Association of Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies (vfa). The authors explain the objectives of the Regulation and seek to clarify the conditions under which such an extension must be granted.
A niche blog dedicated to the issues that arise when supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) extend patents beyond their normal life -- and to the respective positions of patent owners, investors, competitors and consumers. The blog also addresses wider issues that may be of interest or use to those involved in the extension of patent rights. You can email The SPC Blog here
Thursday, 18 March 2010
Paediatric extensions: another article
The April 2010 issue of Sweet & Maxwell's monthly European Intellectual Property Review (EIPR) contains an article by Dr Ulrich Reese, Dr Claudia Milbradt and Dr Christian Stallberg (Clifford Chance, Dusseldorf) entitled "The Legal Scope and Content of the Right to SPC Extension under the Paediatric Regulation 1901/2006".
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