CJEU asked to interpret Article 3(d) in new SPC referral
European
Industry News
22/01/2026
The German Federal Patent Court has asked the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) to resolve a fundamental question at the intersection of human and veterinary pharmaceutical regulation: Can a veterinary medicine authorisation qualify as the “first authorisation” for Supplementary Protection Certificate (SPC) purposes when the same active ingredient was authorised years earlier for human use?
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