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
From our old friend Rechtsassessor Jean-Claude Alexandre Ho (IP conference manager at FORUM
Institut für Management GmbH) comes news of three SPC-related seminars which he
is organising. They are as follows:
1. 'Eli Lilly, Actavis,
Georgetown II: Quo vadis, SPC?', the update seminar in which Dr Christopher
Brückner, the author of the SPC commentary noted here (participants will receive the new
second edition on top of course documentation), will speak on the CJEU's "Super Thursday" and on how to understand the decisions and which practical
consequences we may expect for the future. Date: 17 June 2014; venue:
Amsterdam. More information is available here.
SPC Blog readers are entitled to a 10% discount against the registration fee (€
880 down from € 980).2. 'Supplementary Protection Certificates', the
fifth edition of FORUM's advanced SPC seminar in English. This is a one and a half day course conducted by Dr
Brückner (participants will also receive the new second edition of the SPC
commentary on top of course documentation). Date: 25 and 26 September
2014; venue: Amsterdam. More information is available here.
SPC Blog readers are entitled to a 10% discount against the registration fee (€
1,200 instead of € 1,340).
3. 'SPC for Beginners', the third edition of FORUM'S basic SPC seminar in
English, once again with Dr Christopher Brückner and his updated SPC commentary as an
add-on. Date: 24 September 2014; Venue: Amsterdam. More information is
available here.
SPC Blog readers are entitled to a 10% discount against the registration fee (€
880 down from € 980).
To register and gain the benefit of your reduced fee, just forward
this blogpost to Jean-Claude himself at jc.alexandreho@forum-institut.de,
or call him, quoting "The SPC Blog" (+49 6211 500-675) and specifying which
event(s) you would like to attend.
The SPC Blog has set up an auxiliary SPC Blog: Resources website, which offers links to relevant national and European SPC case law as well as to basic legal texts.
If you know of anything that should be on the Resources site but isn't, please email The SPC Blog here and let us know.
Useful links to organisations
BioIndustry Association (BIA) European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) European Generic Medicines Association (EGA) European Medicines Agency (EMEA) International Generic Pharmaceutical Alliance (IGPA) Medicines for Children Research Network (MCFN) United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (UK-IPO) Guide for SPC applicants here
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