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Chapter 2400
Section 2432
2432 [Reserved]
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2401-Introduction
2402-The Deposit Rules
2403-Deposit of Biological Material
2403.01-Material Capable of Self- Replication
2403.02-Plant Material
2404-Need or Opportunity to Make a Deposit
2404.01-Biological Material That Is Known and Readily Available to the Public
2404.02-Biological Material That Can Be Made or Isolated Without Undue Experimentation
2404.03-Reference to a Deposit in the Specification
2405-Acceptable Depository
2406-Time of Making an Original Deposit
2406.01-Description in Application Specification
2406.02-Deposit After Filing Date - Corroboration
2406.03-Possible Loss of U.S. Filing Date in Other Countries
2407-Replacement or Supplement of Deposit
2407.01-In a Pending Application
2407.02-After a Patent Has Issued
2407.03-Failure to Replace
2407.04-Treatment of Replacement
2407.05-Exemption From Replacement
2407.06-Replacement May Not Be Recognized
2408-Term of Deposit
2409-Viability of Deposit
2410-Furnishing of Samples
2410.01-Conditions of Deposit
2410.02-Certification of Statement of Availability of Deposit
2411-Examination Procedures
2411.01-Rejections Based on Deposit Issue
2411.02-Replies to Rejections Based on Deposit Issue
2411.03-Application in Condition for Allowance Except for Deposit
2411.04-[Reserved]
2411.05-Content of Application with Respect to Deposited Material
2412-The Requirements for Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide Sequence and/or Amino Acid Sequence Disclosures to Include a Sequence Listing in XML file format
2412.01-Overview of the Sequence Rules
2412.02-Definition of “Sequence Listing XML”
2412.02(a)-“Enumeration of its residues”
2412.03-Nucleotides and Amino Acids Included and Excluded From a “Sequence Listing XML”
2412.03(a)-“Specifically Defined”
2412.03(b)-“Amino Acid”
2412.03(c)-“Modified Amino Acid”
2412.03(d)-“Nucleotide”
2412.03(e)-“Modified Nucleotide”
2412.04-Use of Sequence Identifiers to Denote Sequences Disclosed in the Description, Drawings or Claims
2412.05-Representation and Symbols for Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequences
2412.05(a)-Use of Sequentially Numbered Sequence Identifiers in the “Sequence Listing XML”
2412.05(b)-Representation and Symbols of Nucleotide Sequence Data
2412.05(c)-Representation and Inclusion of Variants
2412.05(d)-Representation and Symbols of Amino Acid Sequence Data
2412.05(e)-Presentation of Special Situations
2412.06-The Requirement for Exclusive Conformance; Sequences Presented in Drawing Figures
2412.07-Examination of Patent Applications Claiming Large Numbers of Nucleotide Sequences
2413-Content of a “Sequence Listing XML” and Form and Format of the “Sequence Listing XML” File
2413.01-Parts of the “Sequence Listing XML”
2413.01(a)-The “Sequence Listing XML” is a Single File Encoded Using Unicode UTF-8
2413.01(b)-The “Sequence Listing XML” Must Be Valid According To the DTD
2413.01(c)-The “Sequence Listing XML” Must Contain an XML Declaration
2413.01(d)-The “Sequence Listing XML” Must Contain a DOCTYPE Declaration
2413.01(e)-The “Sequence Listing XML” Must Contain a Root Element
2413.01(f)-The “Sequence Listing XML” Must Contain a General Information Part
2413.01(g)-The “Sequence Listing XML” Must Contain a Sequence Data Part
2413.01(h)-Language Dependent Free Text Qualifier Values in the English Language
2413.01(i)-Title Element in “Sequence Listing XML”
2413.02-Form and Format of the XML file containing the “Sequence Listing XML”
2413.03-How to Submit the “Sequence Listing XML”
2413.04-Requirements Regarding Incorporation By Reference of the “Sequence Listing XML”
2413.05-Presumptions Regarding Compliance
2414-Notification of a Failure to Comply with Sequence Listing Requirements and Amendments Relating to “Sequence Listing XML” Files Under 37 CFR 1.835
2414.01-Issuance of a Notice Relating to the Requirements For Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequence Disclosures
2414.02-Amendment to Add an Initial “Sequence Listing XML” under 37 CFR 1.835(a)
2414.03-Amendment Adding to, Deleting from, or Replacing Sequence Information in a “Sequence Listing XML” under 37 CFR 1.835(b)
2414.04-Translation of “Sequence Listing XML” is Not an Amended “Sequence Listing XML” under 37 CFR 1.835(b)
2414.05-Notifications for Failure to Submit a “Sequence Listing XML” in an International Application under the PCT to be Searched by the United States International Searching Authority or Examined by International Preliminary Examination Authority
2414.06-Amendment of a “Sequence Listing XML” in a Patent
2415-Applicability date of “Sequence Listing XML” Requirements to Applications Based on Filing Date of Application and Procedures for Failure to Submit Correct Format of Sequence Listing
2415.01-Determining if a “Sequence Listing XML” Must be Submitted
2415.02-Provisional Applications Containing Disclosures of Nucleotides and/or Amino Acids, Compliance with 37 CFR 1.831-1.834
2415.03-Improper Submissions of “Sequence Listing” under 1.821(c) When a “Sequence Listing XML” was Required
2416-Form Paragraphs
2417-Helpful Hints for Sequence Rules Compliance under WIPO Standard ST.26
2418-WIPO Sequence Tool
2419-Publishing of Patent Grants and Patent Application Publications with a “Sequence Listing XML”
2419.01-Patent Grants and Patent Application Publications Containing a Non-Lengthy “Sequence Listing XML”
2419.02-Patent Grants and Patent Application Publications Containing a Lengthy “Sequence Listing XML”
2419.03-Patent Grants and Patent Application Publications Containing a “Sequence Listing XML” of 1GB or Larger
2420-The Requirements for Patent Applications Containing Nucleotide Sequence and/or Amino Acid Sequence Disclosures under World Intellectual Property Office Standard ST.25 (WIPO ST.25) - the Sequence Rules
2421-Overview of the Sequence Rules under WIPO ST.25
2421.01-Definition of “Sequence Listing” and Computer Readable Form (CRF)
2421.02-Summary of the Requirements of the Sequence Rules
2421.03-Notification of a Failure to Comply
2421.04-[Reserved]
2422-Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequence Disclosures in Patent Applications Subject to WIPO ST.25
2422.01-Nucleotide and/or Amino Acids Disclosures Requiring a “Sequence Listing”
2422.02-The Requirement for Exclusive Conformance; Sequences Presented in Drawing Figures
2422.03-Sequence Listing Submission
2422.03(a)-“Sequence Listing” Submitted as ASCII Plain Text Files
2422.04-The Requirement for a Computer Readable Copy of the “Sequence Listing”
2422.05-[Reserved]
2422.06-Requirement for Statement Regarding Information Contained in the “Sequence Listing” and Separate Computer Readable Form
2422.07-Requirements for Compliance and Consequences of Non-Compliance
2422.08-Presumptions Regarding Compliance
2422.09-[Reserved]
2423-Symbols and Format To Be Used for Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequence Data for WIPO ST.25
2423.01-Format and Symbols To Be Used in a “Sequence Listing”
2423.02-Depiction of Coding Regions
2423.03-Presentation and Numbering of Sequences
2424-Requirements for Content of a “Sequence Listing” Part of the Specification under WIPO ST.25.
2424.01-Informational Requirements for the “Sequence Listing”
2424.02-“Sequence Listing” Numeric Identifiers
2424.03-Additional Miscellaneous Requirements
2425-Form and Format for a Nucleotide and/or Amino Acid Sequence Submission as an ASCII Plain Text File under WIPO ST.25
2426-Amendments to Add or Replace a “Sequence Listing” and CRF Copy Thereof Subject to WIPO ST. 25
2427-Form Paragraphs for Applications Subject to WIPO ST.25
2428-Sample Statements under WIPO ST.25
2429-Helpful Hints for Sequence Rules Compliance under WIPO ST.25
2430-PatentIn Information
2431-Sample “Sequence Listing” under WIPO ST.25
2432-[Reserved]
2433-Box Sequence; Hand Delivery of a “Sequence Listing” and Computer Readable Forms
2434-Examination of Patent Applications Claiming Large Numbers of Nucleotide Sequences
2435-Publishing of Patents and Patent Application Publications with a Lengthy “Sequence Listing”
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