Manufacturing exception related to the supplementary protection certificates

摘要

The Supplementary Protection Certificates - SPC in EL) is a way to extend patents exclusive rights on a drug up to five years (1). SPC doesn't exists all over the world, even if a similar kind of protection can be found in various countries, including Japan and USA. In mid-2018 the European commission published the proposal of a SPC manufacturing waiver for the export activities.