# Patents Act 1977, Paragraph 10


The protection referred to in paragraphs 7, 8 and 9 above shall not extend to biological material obtained from the propagation or multiplication of biological material placed on the market by the proprietor of the patent or with his consent, where the multiplication or propagation necessarily results from the application for which the biological material was marketed, provided that the material obtained is not subsequently used for other propagation or multiplication.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/1977/37/schedule/A2/paragraph/10 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/patents-act-1977/schedule-A2/paragraph-10
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