EU Plans IP Law Shake-Up

New Patent Scheme And SPCs Are In The Frame

 
• By Ian Schofield

European Commission proposals for strengthening intellectual property protections in the EU, particularly the supplementary protection certificate (SPC) system, have been broadly welcomed by the European pharmaceutical industry federation EFPIA. But the medical NGO, MSF, says the SPC proposals run counter to the commission’s own efforts to improve access to medicines.

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Research-based pharmaceutical companies are unhappy with the European Commission's support for broader use of compulsory licensing, but they have welcomed other aspects of its plans to upgrade the EU's intellectual property framework. 

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