MFDS Introduces Mileage System for Drug Approval and Patent Capabilities

Utilization in Pharmaceutical Approval-Patent Linkage System Training Course
"Providing a Communication Platform for Top Mileage Earners"

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Young-won] The Ministry of Food and Drug Safety announced on the 23rd that it will introduce the 'Pharmaceutical Approval and Patent Competency Mileage System' from the first half of this year to manage the educational history and objective indicators of approval and patent competency for trainees of the 'Pharmaceutical Approval and Patent Linkage System Education.'

The pharmaceutical approval and patent linkage system has been implemented since 2015 following the Korea-US Free Trade Agreement (FTA) and is a system that considers patent infringement at the drug approval stage.

The pharmaceutical approval and patent competency mileage is awarded differentially according to the type and difficulty of the courses completed by the trainees and the total completion hours. Upon completing the education, trainees receive a certificate indicating their educational history and total accumulated mileage.

In the future, the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety plans to provide a communication platform where those with high mileage can strengthen human exchanges.

Meanwhile, the education for the first half of this year will be conducted in three stages from the 7th to the 9th of next month. Until last year, the education consisted of two stages: basic and advanced courses, but reflecting requests to establish an intermediate-level course, this year’s education has been subdivided into three stages. On each date, the 7th is the general course, the 8th is the practical course, and the 9th is the advanced course, allowing applicants to select and attend the courses they need on the desired dates.

The main educational contents for each course are ▲(General Course) Understanding the pharmaceutical approval and patent linkage system, pharmaceutical patents and patent trials ▲(Practical Course) Practical work of the pharmaceutical approval and patent linkage system, case analysis of priority sales item approval ▲(Advanced Course) Pharmaceutical patent litigation strategies, biopharmaceutical patent precedents and patent trends.

Applications for the courses can be made from the 23rd to the 27th on the website of the Korea Intellectual Property Protection Agency, the entrusted educational institution.

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