In case your company has received a refusal for an application for an SPC certificate (supplementary protection certificate for pharmaceuticals) from the Danish Patent and Trademark Office (DKPTO), there is now good reason to consider whether the deadline for appeal has passed.

Even though the biotechnological field is rapidly advancing especially in the field of stem cell research, scientists working in the field are met with the implications imposed by ethical considerations and legal boundaries connected to genetic engineering and use of human embryos in the name of science.

At a recent meeting, the EPO’s Administrative Council decided to implement a number of amendments to the rules of the European Patent Convention (EPC).

Today, the goal for many companies is to make their innovation more efficient. To achieve this, knowledge of patent databases can be essential and therefore a useful tool