tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post6793139848594995185..comments2024-03-29T09:21:58.696+00:00Comments on The IPKat: What does the Windsor Framework mean for UK SPCs?Verónica RodrÃguez Arguijohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05763207846940036921noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-4437477985246617482023-03-08T16:20:52.232+00:002023-03-08T16:20:52.232+00:00A practical approach would be to adopt the Switzer...A practical approach would be to adopt the Switzerland-Liechtenstein solution to the GB-NI issue. A GB, NI, or UK authorisation should be treated as a first authorisation to place the product on the market in the EEA due to the ease of UK-authorised goods moving into the EEA, but a centralized European Commission authorisation should not be treated as a first authorisation to place the product on the market in the UK.<br /><br />The underlying trading relationships are (almost) the same, as is the likely order in which authorisations will be granted (EU first, Switzerland and UK later), so it seems to make sense to adopt an SPC regime that is tried and tested.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-72255552202480037462023-03-08T11:38:31.374+00:002023-03-08T11:38:31.374+00:00Well spotted, thanks Ben. Corrected accordingly!Well spotted, thanks Ben. Corrected accordingly!Rose Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04232611463781544102noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5574479.post-90312963963228519042023-03-08T11:27:34.666+00:002023-03-08T11:27:34.666+00:00Dear Rose, thank you for an interesting article. I...Dear Rose, thank you for an interesting article. I believe the statement "The date of the first approval anywhere in the EEA also sets the 6 month deadline for filing an application for SPCs at the national patent offices." should be corrected. In case of a centralized MA, yes, however in case of national MA's (whether via national route, MRP or DCP) each country will have its own SPC filing deadline depending on when the national MA was obtained. <br /><br />Kind regards,<br /><br />BenAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com