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New ECJ reference in relation to supplementary protection certificates for medicinal products

• Bird & Bird
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• European Union, Germany, United Kingdom
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• December 20 2007

The latest reference to the ECJ under Council Regulation (EEC) No 179892 concerning the creation of a supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products, which establishes the scheme by which supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) enable de facto patent term extension of up to 5 years to be secured for pharmaceuticals, concerns the time limit for filing an application for such an SPC