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Duration of SPC – example 2

• 1 January 1990 : TechGenus files International Patent Application which included the UK as one of the designated states for an anti-cancer drug.

• 31 July 1994 : MA granted for the product “ Perceptin ”

• 1 January 1995 : patent granted in the UK.

• Q1 : What would be the duration of the SPC?

• Q2 : When would the SPC expire?

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Duration of SPC – example 2

Patent granted

Patent filed

MA granted

1 Jan

1 Jan

31 Jul

1990

1991

1992

1993

1994

1995

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