Oct. 21, 2016
As the request of the Hungarian delegation, the European Commission provided information on the future review of the current system of supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) (12422/16).
The Commission announced that an evaluation process has started in the Commission with a view to preparing for a public consultation to be launched next year.
SPCs are an intellectual property right that serve as an extension to a patent right. They apply to specific pharmaceutical and plant protection products that have been authorised by regulatory authorities.
The Commission, in its communication on Upgrading the Single Market: more opportunities for people and business (the Single Market Strategy), expressed its intention to strengthen EU-based manufacturing and competitiveness and set as an aim the review of the current system of SPCs.
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