# The Patents (Supplementary Protection Certificate for Medicinal Products) Rules 1992, Article 4


Within the limits of the protection conferred by the basic patent, the protection conferred by a certificate shall extend only to the product covered by the authorization to place the corresponding medicinal product on the market and for any use of the product as a medicinal product that has been authorized before the expiry of the certificate.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1992/3162/schedule/1/crossheading/article-4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/patents-supplementary-protection-certificate-for-medicinal-products-rules-1992/schedule-1/crossheading-article-4
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