{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-469/article-9",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-469/article-9.json",
  "legislation": "eur/2009/469",
  "legislation_title": "Regulation (EC) No 469/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 6 May 2009 concerning the supplementary protection certificate for medicinal products (Codified version) (Text with EEA relevance)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-regulation-2009-469",
  "path": "article/9",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "9",
  "heading": "Lodging of an application for a certificate",
  "text": "1. An application for a certificate (or an extension of the duration of a certificate) shall be lodged with the comptroller.\n2. Notification of the application for a certificate shall be published by the comptroller. The notification shall contain at least the following information:\n(a) the name and address of the applicant;\n(b) the number of the basic patent;\n(c) the title of the invention;\n(d) the number and date of the UK, GB or NI authorisation or, where there is more than one such authorisation, each authorisation provided under Article 8(1)(b), the product identified in the authorisation or each authorisation and the territory in respect of which the authorisation has been granted or has effect as if granted;\n(e) where there are authorisations granted in the EEA before any UK, GB or NI authorisation provided under Article 8(1)(b), the number and date of the earliest EEA authorisation;\n(f) where applicable, an indication that the application includes an application for an extension of the duration.\n(g) where an indication is given in accordance with sub-paragraph (f), details of the territory in respect of which an extension has been applied for.\n3. Paragraph 2 shall apply to the notification of the application for an extension of the duration of a certificate already granted or where an application for a certificate is pending. The notification shall additionally contain an indication of the application for an extended duration of the certificate.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Art. 9(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Patents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/801), regs. 1, 56(2); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F2",
      "text": "Words in Art. 9(2) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Patents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/801), regs. 1, 56(3); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F3",
      "text": "Art. 9(2)(d)(e) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Patents (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/801), regs. 1, 56(4) (as amended by S.I. 2020/1471, regs. 1(2), 3(8)); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    },
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F4",
      "text": "Art. 9(2)(g) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Supplementary Protection Certificates (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2020 (S.I. 2020/1471), reg. 1(2), Sch. para. 16 (with reg. 7)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eur/2009/469/article/9",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T14:51:28.305403+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}