6 September 2016EuropeChristopher Stothers and Paul Abbott
SPCs and the unitary patent system: what now?
In December last year we wrote an article discussing the complexities surrounding the application of supplementary protection certificates (SPCs) to the unitary patent system. Since then the UK has voted in a referendum to leave the EU, but for now the UK remains a member of the EU, with all the rights and responsibilities that entails.
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