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ARTICLE-70: Protection of Existing Subject Matter [go to this ARTICLE]
... 9. Where a
product is the subject of a patent application in a Member in
accordance with paragraph 8(a), exclusive marketing rights shall
be granted, notwithstanding the provisions of Part VI, for a
period of five years after obtaining marketing approval in that
Member or until a product patent is granted or rejected in that
Member, whichever period is shorter, provided that, subsequent to the
entry into force of the WTO Agreement, a patent application has been
filed and a patent granted for that product in another Member and
marketing approval obtained in such other Member.
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