{"product_id":"supplementary-protection-certificates-a-handbook-9781849464864","title":"Supplementary Protection Certificates: A Handbook","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe supplementary protection certificate (SPC) prolongs the term of patents for pharmaceutical products for a maximum of five additional years. The SPC's legal bases are two European SPC Regulations and the SPC is based upon European or national patents. SPCs protect some of the most valuable products in the pharmaceutical industry where each day of additional protection may be worth millions of Euros. Despite the economic relevance SPCs have obtained in recent years, there exists only limited detailed literature on the subject. German jurisprudence on SPCs is of special importance, as this has often been the basis for decisions of the European Court of Justice (ECJ) and the German market is one of the leading markets for pharmaceuticals and thus for SPCs. This book is addressed to patent attorneys - in particular in-house and external - working for pharmaceutical companies, and attorneys-at-law specialising in patent law, especially in Europe but essentially worldwide.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePART I GENERALS OF THE SUPPLEMENTARY PROTECTION CERTIFICATE IN THE EUROPEAN  LAW A. Purpose, History and Legal Character of the Certificate  B. Substantive Granting Prerequisites  C. Calculation of Term  D. Subject Matter and Scope of Protection  E. Rights, Limitations and Obligations  F. Grant Procedure  G. Expiry, Invalidity and Revocation  H. Remedies  PART II SPECIALITIES IN OTHER JURISDICTIONS I. The SPC in Germany  J. The SPC in the United Kingdom  K. The SPC in France  L. The SPC in Italy  M. The SPC in The Netherlands  N. The SPC in Switzerland  ANNEXES Annex A: Selected Decisions of the European and Swiss Case Law  A1. Court of Justice of the European Union  A2. German Courts  A3. UK Courts  A4. French Courts  A5. Italian Courts  A6. Dutch Courts  A7. Swiss Courts  Annex B: Selected Legal Sources  B1. International Treaties  B2. European Primary Law  B3. European Regulations  B4. European Directives  B5. National Law","brand":"Bloomsbury Publishing PLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49413878219095,"sku":"9781849464864","price":999.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/supplementary-protection-certificates-a-handbook-9781849464864","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}