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1 October 2015Big PharmaAvi Toltzis and Penny Gilbert

Further unravelling the SPC Gordian Knot

On January 15, the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) handed down its judgment inForsgren (C-631/13). The judgment provides further guidance on the eligibility for supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) under articles 1(b) and 3(a), and 3(b) of regulation number 469/200—the SPC regulation.

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