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Similarly, the presence of a regulatory-extension flag indicates that exploitation of a patent has been delayed by regulatory review (e.g., FDA review) or that a Supplementary Protection Certificate (SPC) has been issued for a patent.

IFI will combine combines extensions and adjustments if both are present. For example, in USin US-6740669-B1, we see a patent term adjustment (PTA):

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