A supplementary protection certificate (SPC) is an IP right which extends the duration of the patent granted for an active ingredient of a medicinal product or a plant protection product.
The new Guidelines for Examination in the European Patent Office (EPO) entered into force on March 1, 2021.
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Joaquim Li is a French and European Patent Attorney at Plasseraud IP. He specialises in drafting and obtaining patents in the field of chemistry, in particular organic chemistry, polymer science, food processing and paper technology.
Guy Le Falher began his carrer in an IP firm near Paris in 2002. He joined Plasseraud IP in 2007 and focuses on the fields of the consumer products (writing implements, packaging) and automobile industry, for which he carries out patent prosecution proceedings, freedom to operate and invalidity studies.
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