SPC
This glossary item is used in the course Intellectual Property Online
SPC
A Supplementary Protection Certificate (SPC) extends the period of effective protection for patents on new medical products for which an authorisation to be placed on the market is required. A SPC serves as a compensation for the investments put into research for the period that elapses between the filing of a patent application for a new medicinal product and the obtention of an authorisation to place such a product on the market.
Intellectual Property Online
Obtaining a patent is a crucial step to safeguard the intellectual property of a novel biomedical intervention and to raise funding for its development. This course discusses the pros and cons of intellectual property and the do’s and don’ts to protect your biomedical invention in a timely manner.