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01.07.2024 | Law and policy, Copyright
New directive for the supervision of the collective rights management organisations
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Extending protection for medicinal products tested on children
Pharmaceutical companies can extend the protection period of an authorised medicinal product by up to a further five years after the expiry of the patent with a supplementary protection certificate (SPC). In addition, they can extend protection for a further six months (where necessary) if they have carried out paediatric studies for a medicinal product (known as a paediatric extension).
The six-month extension can be obtained in one of two ways:
- either by extending an already granted conventional SPC, or if no conventional SPC exists...
- with a paediatric SPC, which is directly linked to the term of the patent.
Documents & links
- Background information on the introduction of paediatric extensions
- Swissmedic, Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products – medicines for children
- Patent Examination Guidelines in German
- Patent Examination Guidelines in French
- Application for the grant of a paediatric supplementary protection certificate (in German)
- Application for the grant of a paediatric supplementary protection certificate (in French)
- Application for the grant of a paediatric supplementary protection certificate (in Italian)
- Application for the extension of a supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products (in German)
- Application for the extension of a supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products (in French)
- Application for the extension of a supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products (in Italian)
News
01.07.2024 | Law and policy, Copyright
New directive for the supervision of the collective rights management organisations
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27.05.2024 | Patents, Media release, Law and policy, Conference
New international treaty on intellectual property, genetic resources and associated traditional knowledge adopted
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22.05.2024 | Patents, Media release, Law and policy
Transparency in the area of patent rights in plant breeding
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Events
19.01.2023 | Law and policy, Event
Conference on Intellectual Property & Sustainability at the University of Geneva
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