Legislation Benefit
Product patent law introduced in 1993 with grandfathering previous process patent status.
Molecules with product patents granted up to 1993 do not come under patent protection. It enables us to develop alternative processes for the synthesis of attractive compounds.
The Bolar-Roche provision.
Development work on patented products can start prior to the patent expiration date.
The SPC regime applies to products that were protected by a valid patent on the date of Poland's accession to the EU and obtained their first marketing authorization in Poland or the EU after January 1, 2000.
Shorter patent protection period for APIs authorized before January 1, 2000.
The preferential intellectual property status is an opportunity for the development of alternative processes for the synthesis of commercially attractive compounds for sales in countries such as Poland, which recently adopted the product patent.