# The Patents (Supplementary Protection Certificates) Rules 1997, 


Any product protected by a patent in the territory of a Member State and subject, prior to being placed on the market as a medicinal product, to an administrative authorization procedure as laid down in Council Directive 65/65/EEC or Directive 81/851/EEC may, under the terms and conditions provided for in this Regulation, be the subject of a certificate.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/1997/64/schedule/1/part/1/crossheading/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/patents-supplementary-protection-certificates-rules-1997/schedule-1/part-1/crossheading-2
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