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Supplementary Protection Certificate (SPC) Summary
SPC No. 2014/050
Date of filing 11/09/2014
Notification of Application Published 08/10/2014
Status Rejected
Notification of Grant Published
Date of Expiry of SPC
Applicant MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORP.
126 East Lincoln Avenue
Rahway
Rahway New Jersey 07065-4607
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Patent Number 0720599
Title of Invention HYDROXY-SUBSTITUTED AZETIDINONE COMPOUNDS USEFUL AS HYPOCHOLESTEROLEMIC AGENTS
Date of Expiry of Patent 13/09/2014
Product Type Medicinal Product
Product Identity Ezetimibe and rosuvastatin or pharmaceutically acceptable salts thereof, including rosuvastatin as a zinc salt
Market AuthorisationIreland Norway 
Authorisation NoPA1470/004/001-003  13-9663-13-9665 
Authorisation Date08/08/2014 24/07/2014 
Identity of Product AuthorisedViazet 10mg/10mg hard capsule, Viazet 20mg/10mg hard capsule, Viazet 40mg/10mg hard capsule Viazet 10mg/10mg hard capsule, Viazet 20mg/10mg hard capsule, Viazet 40mg/10mg hard capsule 
Address for Service TOMKINS & CO.
5 Dartmouth Road
Dublin 6
IRELAND
Renewal Fees
15/09/2014 Request for grant a Supplementary Protection Certificate filed on 11/09/2014, numbered 2014/050.
22/05/2017 Request for grant of Supplementary Protection Certification No. 2014/050 rejected in respect of Article 10(2) of Regulation (EC) No. 469/2009
17/11/2017 Controller notified on 9 November 2017 of an appeal to the High Court on 18 October 2017 by Merck, Sharp & Dohme Corp. against the decision of the Controller to reject SPC No. 2014/050.
28/02/2018 Controller notified on 16 February 2018 of decision of the Plaintiff, Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp. to discontinue their legal proceedings at the High Court.
24/03/2021 Written grounds of decision issued on 3 August 2017.