Art. 146

¹A supplementary protection certificate may be granted for any product which, on the Amendment to this Act of 9 October 1998¹coming into force, is protected by a patent and for which an authorisation to place it on the market in accordance with Article 140b was granted after 1 January 1985.

²The application for the grant of a certificate must be filed within the six months of the Amendment to this Act of 9 October 1998 coming into force. In the event that the time limit is not met, the IPI shall refuse the application.