council regul eec june creation supplementari protect certif medicin product council european commun regard treati establish european econom commun articl thereof regard propos commiss cooper european parliament regard opinion econom social committe pharmaceut research plai decis role continu improv public health medicin product result long costli research continu develop commun europ cover favour rule provid suffici protect top encourag research moment period elaps file applic patent medicin product author place medicin product market make period effect protect patent insuffici cover invest put research situat lead lack protect penal pharmaceut research current situat creat risk research centr situat member state reloc countri offer greater protect uniform solut commun level provid prevent heterogen develop nation law lead dispar creat obstacl free movement medicin product commun directli affect establish function intern market creation supplementari protect certif grant condit member state request holder nation european patent relat medicin product market author grant regul legal instrument durat protect grant certif provid adequ effect protect purpos holder patent certif enjoi maximum fifteen year exclus time medicin product question obtain author market commun interest stake includ public health sector complex sensit pharmaceut sector account purpos certif grant period exceed year protect grant strictli confin product obtain author market medicin product fair balanc struck regard determin transit arrang arrang enabl commun pharmaceut industri catch extent main competitor number year cover law guarante adequ protect make arrang compromis achiev legitim object health polici pursu nation commun level transit arrang applic applic certif file certif grant nation legisl prior entri forc regul defin special arrang allow member state law introduc patent pharmaceut product recent provis made limit durat certif special case patent term extend specif nation law adopt regul articl definit purpos regul medicin product mean substanc combin substanc present treat prevent diseas human be anim substanc combin substanc administ human be anim view make medic diagnosi restor correct modifi physiolog function human anim product mean activ ingredi combin activ ingredi medicin product basic patent mean patent protect product defin process obtain product applic product design holder purpos procedur grant certif certif mean supplementari protect certif articl scope product protect patent territori member state subject prior market medicin product administr author procedur laid council direct eec direct eec term condit provid regul subject certif articl condit obtain certif certif grant member state applic refer articl submit date applic product protect basic patent forc valid author place product market medicin product grant accord direct eec direct eec product subject certif author refer author place product market medicin product articl subject matter protect limit protect confer basic patent protect confer certif extend product cover author place medicin product market product medicin product author expiri certif articl effect certif subject provis articl certif confer right confer basic patent subject limit oblig articl entitl certif certif grant holder basic patent successor titl articl applic certif applic certif lodg month date author refer articl place product market medicin product grant notwithstand paragraph author place product market grant basic patent grant applic certif lodg month date patent grant articl content applic certif applic certif request grant certif state address applic ii appoint repres address repres iii number basic patent titl invent iv number date author place product market refer articl author author place product market commun number date author copi author place product market refer articl product identifi number date author summari product characterist list articl direct eec articl direct eec author refer author place product market medicin product commun inform ident product author legal provis author procedur place copi notic publish author offici public member state provid fee payabl applic certif articl lodg applic certif applic certif lodg compet industri properti offic member state grant basic patent behalf grant author refer articl place product market obtain member state design author purpos notif applic certif publish author refer paragraph notif inform address applic number basic patent titl invent number date author place product market refer articl product identifi author relev number date author place product market commun articl grant certif reject applic applic certif product relat meet condit laid regul author refer articl grant certif author refer articl subject paragraph reject applic certif applic product relat meet condit laid regul applic certif meet condit laid articl author refer articl applic rectifi irregular settl fee state time irregular rectifi fee settl paragraph state time author reject applic member state provid author refer articl grant certif verifi condit laid articl met articl public notif fact certif grant publish author refer articl notif inform address holder certif number basic patent titl invent number date author place product market refer articl product identifi author relev number date author place product market commun durat certif notif fact applic certif reject publish author refer articl notif inform list articl articl annual fee member state requir certif subject payment annual fee articl durat certif certif effect end law term basic patent perid equal period elaps date applic basic patent lodg date author place product market commun reduc period year notwithstand paragraph durat certif exce year date take effect articl expiri certif certif laps end period provid articl certif holder surrend annual fee laid accord articl paid time long product cover certif longer market withdraw author author place market accord direct eec direct eec author refer articl decid laps certif motion request parti articl invalid certif certif invalid grant contrari provis articl basic patent laps law term expir basic patent revok limit extent product certif grant longer protect claim basic patent basic patent expir ground revoc exist justifi revoc limit person submit applic bring action declar invalid certif bodi respons nation law renov basic patent articl notif laps invalid certif laps accord articl invalid accord articl notif thereof publish author refer articl articl appeal decis author refer articl bodi refer articl regul open appeal provid nation law similar decis respect nation patent articl procedur absenc procedur provis regul procedur provis applic nation law basic patent appli certif law lai special procedur provis certif notwithstand paragraph procedur opposit grant certif exclud articl transit provis product date regul enter forc protect valid basic patent author place market medicin product commun obtain januari grant certif case certif grant denmark germani date januari replac januari case certif grant belgium itali date januari replac januari applic certif refer paragraph submit month date regul enter forc articl regul appli certif grant accord nation legisl member state date regul enter forc applic certif file accord legisl date public regul offici journal european commun articl member state nation law januari provid patent pharmaceut product regul appli year entri forc regul articl appli member state articl certif grant product protect patent date regul enter forc term extend extens appli nation patent law term protect afford certif reduc number year term patent exce year final provis articl entri forc regul enter forc month public offici journal european commun regul bind entireti directli applic member state luxembourg june council presid vitor martin oj oj oj oj oj amend direct eec oj oj amend direct eec oj