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Valentina R., lawyer
(2010/C 161/24)
Language of the case: German
Applicant: Merck & Co Inc
Defendant: Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt
Can a supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products (1) be granted if the period of time between the filing of the application for the basic patent and the date of first authorisation for marketing in the Community is shorter than five years?
(1) Regulation (EC) No 469/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 concerning the supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products (codified version); OJ 2009 L 152, p. 1
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