Lodging of an application for a certificate
Article 9
1. The application for a certificate shall be lodged with the competent industrial property office of the Member State which granted the basic patent or on whose behalf it was granted and in which the authorisation referred to in Article 3(b) to place the product on the market was obtained, unless the Member State designates another authority for the purpose. The application for an extension of the duration of a certificate shall be lodged with the competent authority of the Member State concerned. 2. Notification of the application for a certificate shall be published by the authority referred to in paragraph 1. The notification shall contain at least the following information: (a) the name and address of the applicant; (b) the number of the basic patent; (c) the title of the invention; (d) the number and date of the authorisation to place the product on the market, referred to in Article 3(b), and the product identified in that authorisation; (e) where relevant, the number and date of the first authorisation to place the product on the market in the Community; (f) where applicable, an indication that the application includes an application for an extension of the duration. 3. Paragraph 2 shall apply to the notification of the application for an extension of the duration of a certificate already granted or where an application for a certificate is pending. The notification shall additionally contain an indication of the application for an extended duration of the certificate.