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Court of Justice of European Union Refuses to Grant SPCs for Medical Devices

  • 08/11/2018
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The Court of Justice of the European Union held on 25 October 2018 in Boston Scientific that a medical device which incorporates an ancillary medicinal product does not qualify for patent protection under a Supplementary Protection Certificate.

The attached case note sheds light on the Court’s reasoning.

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