Generic Springboarding

Generic springboarding in Global Commerce Policy

In this regard, a definition of this issue is as follows: this is the contentious process by which a firm starts to prepare for the commercial production and sale as a generic product of an item which is still under patent protection. The aim of springboarding is to ensure that producers of generic products can enter the market as early as possible once the patent term expires. The entries on trade policy are here. In the case of pharmaceuticals, where two to three years may be required to develop a generic drug, springboarding enables firms to manufacture an item still under patent protection for the purpose of meeting pre-regulatory requirements. But commercial activity is not permitted at this stage, and doing so would involve an intellectual property right infringement. See also Bolar exception, decompilation, intellectual property and reverse engineering.[1]

Generic springboardingin the wold Encyclopedia

For an introductory overview on international trade policy, see this entry.

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Notes and References

1. Dictionary of Trade Policy, “Generic springboarding” entry (OAS)

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