Pharmaceuticals

The pharmaceutical industry, in particular, is dependent on efficient protection through patenting, because copying the finished and studied pharmaceuticals can be relatively easy. Since pharmaceutical development is a long-span and expensive process, it is not worth investing the company's resources in it, unless the appropriate patent protection has been provided.

Due to the long-span development in pharmaceuticals, it is possible to have a supplementary protection certificate of up to 5 years for pharmaceuticals. This extension of the protection period has increased readiness in the industry to invest in the expensive and risky pharmaceutical development.