REGULATIONS UNDER THE BUDAPEST TREATY ON THE INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION OF THE DEPOSIT OF MICROORGANISMS FOR THE PURPOSES OF PATENT PROCEDURE



TABLE OF CONTENTS

Rule 1: Abbreviated Expressions and Interpretation of the Word "Signature"

  • 1.1 "Treaty"
  • 1.2 "Article"
  • 1.3 "Signature"

Rule 2: International Depositary Authorities

  • 2.1 Legal Status
  • 2.2 Staff and Facilities
  • 2.3 Furnishing of Samples

Rule 3: Acquisition of the Status of International Depositary Authority

  • 3.1 Communication
  • 3.2 Processing of the Communication
  • 3.3 Extension of the List of Kinds of Microorganisms Accepted

Rule 4: Termination or Limitation of the Status of International Depositary Authority

  • 4.1 Request; Processing of Request
  • 4.2 Communication; Effective Date; Processing of Communication
  • 4.3 Consequences for Deposits

Rule 5: Defaults by the International Depositary Authority

  • 5.1 Discontinuance of Performance of Functions in Respect of Deposited microorganisms
  • 5.2 Refusal to Accept Certain Kinds of Microorganisms

Rule 6: Making the Original Deposit or New Deposit

  • 6.1 Original Deposit
  • 6.2 New Deposit
  • 6.3 Requirements of the International Depositary Authority
  • 6.4 Acceptance Procedure

Rule 7: Receipt

  • 7.1 Issuance of Receipt
  • 7.2 Form; Languages; Signature
  • 7.3 Contents in the Case of the Original Deposit

  • 7.4 Contents in the Case of the New Deposit
  • 7.5 Receipt in the Case of Transfer
  • 7.6 Communication on the Scientific Description and/or Proposed Taxonomic Designation

Rule 8: Later Indication or Amendment of the Scientific Description and/or Proposed

  • 8.1 Communication
  • 8.2 Attestation

Rule 9: Storage of Microorganisms

  • 9.1 Duration of the Storage
  • 9.2 Secrecy

Rule 10: Viability Test and Statement

  • 10.1 Obligation to Test
  • 10.2 Viability Statement

Rule 11: Furnishing of Samples

  • 11.1 Furnishing of Samples to Interested Industrial Property Offices
  • 11.2 Furnishing of Samples to or with the Authorization of the Depositor
  • 11.3 Furnishing of Samples to Parties Legally Entitled
  • 11.4 Common Rules
  • 11.5 Changes in Rules 11.1 and 11.3 when Applying to International Applications

Rule 12: Fees

  • 12.1 Kinds and Amounts
  • 12.2 Changes in the Amounts

Rule 12bis: Computation of Time Limits

  • 12bis 1 Periods Expressed in Years
  • 12bis 2 Periods Expressed in Months
  • 12bis 3 Periods Expressed in Days

Rule 13: Publication by the International Bureau

  • 13.1 Form of Publication
  • 13.2 Contents

Rule 14: Expenses of Delegations

  • 14.1 Coverage of Expenses

Rule 15: Absence of Quorum in the Assembly

  • 15.1 Voting by Correspondence

 

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