SUPPLEMENT TWO AGENCIES FOR ANNOUNCING LISTS OF ORIGINAL PROPRIETARY MEDICINES
On May 08, 2013, the Ministry of Health issues the Decision No. 1545/QD-BYT amending and supplementing the Decision No. 2962/QD-BYT dated August 22, 2012 of the Ministry of Finance on promulgating temporary regulation on documents need supply in order to announce lists of original proprietary medicines, medicines used for treatment similar with original proprietary medicines, medicines with documents proving bioequivalence.
Accordingly, this Decision supplements two agencies to the list of intellectual property agencies granting patent approved for consideration of announce lists of original proprietary medicines including: German Patent and Trade Mark Office (national code: DE); United Kingdom Intellectual Property Office (national code: GB) At the same time, the Decision also point out clearly that beside active ingredient of medicine containing an active ingredient; or mixture of active ingredients if medicine contains many active ingredients; or pharmacy or preparations for injections, infusions, drugs used for eyes, sprays, implants, transversal patch, drugs in gel form, the patent must enclose part referencing point requiring protection, determining scope of protection for corresponding medicine would also be considered as the documents supplied to issue the lists of original proprietary medicines.
This Decision takes effect on the signing date.
