# The Patents (Supplementary Protection Certificates) Rules 1997, 


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 authorizations to place the corresponding plant protection product on the market and for any use of the product as a plant protection product that has been authorized before the expiry of the certificate.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/64/schedule/1/crossheading/4 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/patents-supplementary-protection-certificates-rules-1997/schedule-1/crossheading-4
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