Newly issued EU Regulation 2019/933 provides supplementary protection certificate exemptions for exporting and stockpiling active pharmaceutical ingredients and medicinal products if certain anti-abuse requirements are met....more
The SPC Manufacturing Waiver (the "Waiver") is now in force, effective from 1 July 2019 (Regulation 2019/933 amending the SPC Regulation 2009/469). The Waiver has been introduced with the stated aim of putting EU generic and...more
The Situation: For the pharmaceutical industry, supplementary protection certificates ("SPC") are probably the most valuable IP rights. While the scope of protection of an SPC is determined separately from the scope of...more
On 28 May 2018, the European Commission published a draft regulation amending Regulation 469/2009 concerning the supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products....more
On October 31, 2016, the day following the signing of CETA, the Canadian Minister of International Trade, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, tabled Bill C-30, An Act to implement the Comprehensive Economic and Trade Agreement...more
The Committee on Internal Market and Consumer Protection of the European Parliament has adopted its report on the “Single Market Strategy” – a strategy that aims to consolidate industries in European countries under one...more