The Supplementary Protection Certificate (SPC) replaces the patent when it expires, in order to extend the protection of the active substance(s) for a period of 5 years in the case of medicines and plant protection products. The SPC thus compensates for the impossibility of exploiting it before obtaining the Marketing Authorization (MA). This industrial property title is governed by Regulation (EU) No. 2019/933 of May 20, 2019.
