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Does anyone know any databases containing information about national Supplemental Protection Certifícates (SPCs) for drug patents ?

Thomson Pharma(sm) will now display comprehensive Supplementary Protection Certificate (SPC) expiration dates. Considered the European equivalent of Hatch Waxman the US law that allows patent extensions to compensate for time lost while a patented drug gains regulatory approval — SPCs act as a supplement to the patent’s protection by coming into force at the expiration date of the drugs patent. Thus, SPCs give the drug owner exclusive rights to market the drug for an additional period.

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Indian Patents Act, 1970 Historical Background: The first Act relating to Patent rights was passed in India in 1856. It granted exclusive privileges to inventors of new products for a period of 14 years. It was re-enacted in 1859 with revisions founded on the British Patent Act of 1852. Subsequently the Indian Patents and Design Act, 1911 replaced all previous legislations. When India gained independence in 1947, the Indian Government felt that Indian laws,framed under the British rule required basic changes to bring them in line with the aspirations of an independent country whose economy was rapidly transforming into a dynamic, industrial economy. The Government appointed two committees, Tek Chand Committee in 1948 and the Ayyangar Committee in 1957, to review the Indian Patent System with a view towards ensuring that the system was in line with national interests.

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