Supplementary Protection Certificates (SPC)

This commentary offers the definitive guide to supplementary protection certificates (SPC); a key element in the regulation of the pharmaceutical and medical market within Europe. Beyond providing an overview of the European legislation and the CJEU case-law on SPCs, it also depicts and summarises national law and jurisprudence on leading pharmaceutical markets such as Germany, France and the United Kingdom as well as The Netherlands, Italy and Switzerland.

Patent lawyers, those practising in the medical and pharmaceutical field as well as judges and academics will find this an invaluable resource.