232.14
PATGLBI
CH
CH
Art. 140c Bundesgesetz vom 25. Juni 1954 über die Erfindungspatente (PatG)
PatG; Siebenter Titel: Ergänzende Schutzzertifikate ; 1. Abschnitt: Ergänzende Schutzzertifikate für Arzneimittel ; C. Anspruch
Art. 140c PatG
Anspruch auf das Zertifikat hat der Patentinhaber.
Je Erzeugnis wird das Zertifikat nur einmal erteilt.
Reichen jedoch aufgrund unterschiedlicher Patente für das gleiche Erzeugnis mehrere Patentinhaber ein Gesuch ein und ist noch kein Zertifikat erteilt worden, so kann das Zertifikat jedem Gesuchsteller erteilt werden.
Gerichtsentscheide zu dieser Bestimmung (5)
B-1019/2010 (Art. 140c Abs. 3 PatG)
SPCs: Stay of Proceedings Not Warranted Due to Applicant's Private Interest and Public Interest in Market Clarity
Only one supplementary protection certificate can be granted per applicant, implying that a choice must be made between the two pending applications.
B-3064/2008 (Art. 140c Abs. 3 PatG)
Pharmaceutical Product SPC: Multiple Patents Allowed
This provision was applied to determine whether multiple supplementary protection certificates could be issued for the same product when patents are held by different patent holders.
BVGE-2010-48 (Art. 140c Abs. 3 PatG)
Multiple Supplementary Protection Certificates for a Single Product
The court interpreted this provision to allow each applicant who has not yet received an SPC for the same product to be granted one, even if other applicants have already received a certificate.
VPB 98-008 (Art. 140c al. 2 LBI)
Supplementary Protection Certificates for Plant Protection Products and Patent Publication Authority
States that the certificate is issued only once per product.
VPB 98-008 (Art. 140c al. 3 LBI)
Supplementary Protection Certificates for Plant Protection Products and Patent Publication Authority
Allows multiple certificate issuances if several pending applications from different patent holders cover the same product.