The fourth edition of the commentary “Supplementary Protection Certificates” has been published by Wolters Kluwer. The updated version takes into account the latest developments in the field of supplementary protection certificates and classifies the increasing dynamics surrounding ongoing reforms and new case law.
Our partner Peter von Czettritz is the author of the chapter on paediatric extension of duration. The commentary guides readers through the key issues of the SPC system and combines theoretical principles with the practical requirements of the application process. The authors explain how development times can be compensated for via SPCs, what conditions apply for an extension of up to five years, and when an additional six-month extension is possible based on paediatric data. The synoptic presentation in German and English supports work in an international environment.
The fourth edition contains a number of significant updates. These include the classification of the SPC waiver and the proposal for a uniform SPC, the latest case law of the ECJ, and a revised introduction to patent extension systems in Japan and the US and to paediatric extensions in Switzerland and the UK.
The work is supplemented by notes on the practical use of the DPMA application form and the legal background to the relevant passages. The commentary thus offers practical and in-depth guidance for anyone working with protection certificates.
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