(applicable both to SPCs for medicinal products and to SPCs for
plant protection products)
The following information and documents are required to prepare
and file an application for an SPC in Italy:
full details about the Applicant(s) - the
Applicant(s) must be the holder(s) of the "basic patent"
or his (their) successor in title;
identification of the product to be covered
by the SPC, i.e. its commercial name and the name of the active
ingredient(s)/active substance(s) thereof;
full details of the basic patent (Italian
or European patent valid in Italy), i.e. the number and date
of the patent application, the number and date of the granted
patent and the title of the invention;
a copy of the first Marketing Authorization
in Italy for the concerned product;
a copy the Summary of the Product Characteristics
as approved by the Italian Board of Health - this document is
generally part of the Marketing Authorization mentioned under
item 4;