SPCs cannot be based on a medical devices certificate
Paul England reports on the UKIPO's finding that SPC protection may not be based on a medical devices certificate.
Legal aspects of health apps in Germany
Diana Heimhalt and Thanos Rammos discuss the regulatory requirements and legal framework applicable to the advertising and marketing of health apps. More 
Mobile medical apps in Europe
Thanos Rammos and Diana Heimhalt provide an in-depth analysis of the benefits of mHealth and the challenges it presents.
Medical devices
Medical devices are those devices that typically act by physical means (including mechanical action, physical barrier, replacement of, or support to, organs or body functions). They are playing an increasingly important part in patient treatment and are currently the subject of changing European regulation. Medical device also raise other difficult regulatory questions such as determining borderline products and dealing with data protection.