Patendiomanikul on ainuõigus patendiga kaitstud leiutisele. Ainult patendiomanikul on õigus kasutada patendist tulenevaid õigusi ja keelata teistel isikutel nende õiguste kasutamist.
The creation of a supplementary protection certificate granted, under the same conditions, by each of the Member States at the request of the holder of a national or European patent relating to a medicinal product for which marketing authorization has been granted is necessary; whereas a Regulation is therefore the most appropriate legal instrument.