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Monday 19 June 2017

Max Planck Institute SPC Survey - deadline for participating - 23 June 2017

As many readers of this Blog will be aware, the Max Planck Institute for Innovation and Competition is currently conducting a study on supplementary protection certificates in the European Union on behalf of the European Commission.  The study aims to include the views and opinions of a wide range of stakeholders including pharmaceutical companies, professional and industry associations as well lawyers, patent attorneys and other interest groups.

As part of the study, a survey is being conducted which includes questions on the past experience with the system, general policy considerations, assessment of the present legal rules, as well as some proposals on the potential amendment of the current SPC Regulations. The answers will be collected on an anonymous basis.  The deadline for participating in the survey is this Friday, 23 June 2017

If you are interested in participating in the survey, please contact Victoria Rivas at the Max Planck Institute at victoria.rivas@ip.mpg.de

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