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European Union
Regulation (EC) No 1610/96
Article 3
1.
(d)

Regulation (EC) No 1610/96

law://eu/reg/1996/1610/art_3__para_1__pnt_d@2026-11-14

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Type: Regulation · (EC) No 1610/96
Adopted: 23 Jul 1996
In force: 8 Feb 1997
Applies from: 2 Jan 1998
Text current to: 1 Jul 2013
Made by: Council of the European Union, European Parliament
Official: EUR-Lex 31996R1610 · ELI

Topics

European patent market approval plant health product Approximation of laws Intellectual, industrial and commercial property Internal market - Principles Plant health legislation

History · 1 version

1 Jul 2013Reading

This text since 1 Jul 2013

Contents

1. A certificate shall be granted if, in the Member State in…
2. The holder of more than one patent for the same product sh…

Contents

1. A certificate shall be granted if, in the Member State in…
2. The holder of more than one patent for the same product sh…

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(d)the authorization referred to in (b) is the first authorization to place the product on the market as a plant protection product.

Source: EUR-Lex, © European Union, 1998-2026. Reuse authorised under Decision 2011/833/EU.

Connections

Interpreted by the courts in 6: Hogan Lovells International LLP v Bayer CropScience AG (C-229/09); Incyte Corporation v Szellemi Tulajdon Nemzeti Hivatala (C-492/16); Bayer CropScience AG v Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt (C-11/13); Sumitomo Chemical Co. Ltd v Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt (C-210/12); AHP Manufacturing BV v Bureau voor de Industriële Eigendom (C-482/07); BASF AG v Bureau voor de Industriële Eigendom (BIE) (C-258/99)
Cited by 5: Proceedings brought by Boston Scientific Ltd (C-527/17)3 provisions; Incyte Corporation v Szellemi Tulajdon Nemzeti Hivatala (C-492/16)3 provisions; Arne Forsgren v Österreichisches Patentamt (C-631/13)2 provisions; Bayer CropScience AG v Deutsches Patent- und Markenamt (C-11/13)16 provisions; Eli Lilly and Company Ltd v Human Genome Sciences Inc (C-493/12)