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The SPC system: a flawed system in need of reform? That is the question... asked by the European Commission
In view of the imminent launch of the Unified Patent Court (“UPC”) and following the publication, in 2020, of its “Intellectual Property Action Plan”, its “Pharmaceutical Strategy for Europe” and its report on the evaluation of the current Supplementary Protection Certificate (“SPC”) regime, the European Commission launched on 8 March a call for evidence to gather opinions on a possible reform of the SPC system.