Netherlands deals with paediatric SPC extensions

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Netherlands deals with paediatric SPC extensions

EU legislation on SPCs and paediatric medicines has raised complex questions. Jaap Mannaerts describes how the Dutch IP office and courts have tackled them, and how their approach compares with those of other EU countries

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