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Court of Justice of the EU confirms zero or negative duration for SPCs

By Sidsel Hauge | Posted on December 13, 2011

On 8 December 2011, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) issued its judgment in case C-125/10 (“Merck”). This case concerns the duration of a Supplementary Protection Certificate (SPC) according to Article 13 of the SPC Regulation EG/469/2009. Summary of the case Merck applied for a SPC for the product Sitaglipin under conditions...

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