Intellectual Property EU Contracts Study of SPC System The European Union Directorate General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and SMEs is seeking to conduct a study on the supplementary protection certificates (SPC) system. The aim of the study is to establish whether the current SPC rules ‘need to be recalibrated given identified limitations’. The notice can be found here. Commission Consultation on Intellectual Property Rights The EC has published a public consultation on the evaluation and modernisation of the legal framework for the enforcement of intellectual property rights. The aim of the consultation is to evaluate if the Enforcement Directive is appropriate, specifically for online purposes.

The consultation is open until 1 April 2016. Please see the consultation documents. Morgan Lewis – Update Webinar on Data Privacy and Protection in Life Sciences: An EU and US perspective Lawyers from our Washington DC, San Francisco, and London offices held a one-hour webinar to discuss the issues and recent changes arising from the evolving regulatory framework in both the United States and the EU. The recording can be heard here. EUROPEAN LIFE SCIENCES CONTACTS Brussels: Izzet Sinan – izzet.sinan@morganlewis.com Frankfurt: Marcus Herrmann – marcus.herrmann@morganlewis.com London: Paul Ranson – paul.ranson@morganlewis.com London/Paris: Stephen Walters – stephen.walters@morganlewis.com Moscow: Brian Zimbler – brian.zimbler@morganlewis.com .