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","rendered_text_plain":"Any sequence listing, whether forming part of the international application or not forming part of the international application, shall comply with Annex C. Sequences and references to sequences included in the main part of the description, claims and drawings shall also comply with Annex C.","node_type":"prose_block","provenance":{"source_file":"s1823.html","source_anchor":"d0e169160","source_sha256":"27a1922180a1a90c733bc58dd28b9df58d3bdba0cb39fd13bf5d54100132d8b0"},"host_section_id":"se_oetdoatn","kind":"narrative"},{"id":"pb_d4mvrggw","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_d4mvrggw","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-01.2024","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"I. REQUIREMENTS FOR SEQUENCE LISTINGS UNDER WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY\n \t\t\t\t\t\tOFFICE STANDARD ST.26 (WIPO STANDARD ST.26)","rendered_text_plain":"I. REQUIREMENTS FOR SEQUENCE LISTINGS UNDER WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE STANDARD ST.26 (WIPO STANDARD ST.26)","node_type":"prose_block","provenance":{"source_file":"s1823.html","source_anchor":"d0e169024/b.0","source_sha256":"27a1922180a1a90c733bc58dd28b9df58d3bdba0cb39fd13bf5d54100132d8b0"},"host_section_id":"se_oetdoatn","kind":"informal_heading","heading_level":2,"heading_text":"I. REQUIREMENTS FOR SEQUENCE LISTINGS UNDER WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE STANDARD ST.26 (WIPO STANDARD ST.26)"},{"id":"pb_sazszqs2","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_sazszqs2","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-01.2024","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"[Editor Note: This subsection is applicable to\n \t\t\t\t\tall international applications, including national phase applications, having an\n \t\t\t\t\tinternational filing date on or after July 1, 2022, that disclose one or more\n \t\t\t\t\tnucleotide and/or amino acid sequences as defined in WIPO Standard ST.26.]\n
","rendered_text_plain":"[Editor Note: This subsection is applicable to all international applications, including national phase applications, having an international filing date on or after July 1, 2022, that disclose one or more nucleotide and/or amino acid sequences as defined in WIPO Standard ST.26.]","node_type":"prose_block","provenance":{"source_file":"s1823.html","source_anchor":"ch1800_p_35e93_25865_1f","source_sha256":"27a1922180a1a90c733bc58dd28b9df58d3bdba0cb39fd13bf5d54100132d8b0"},"host_section_id":"se_oetdoatn","kind":"narrative","tags":["editorial_note"]},{"id":"pb_pnjxbp5h","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_pnjxbp5h","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-01.2024","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"Patent applications that disclose a nucleotide\n \t\t\t\t\tand/or amino acid sequence(s) by enumeration of its residues, as defined in WIPO\n \t\t\t\t\tStandard ST.26, must present each sequence and associated sequence data in a\n \t\t\t\t\tstandardized electronic eXtensible Markup Language (XML) format as a separate\n \t\t\t\t\tpart of the specification. This standardized format is set forth in WIPO\n \t\t\t\t\tStandard ST.26 and applies to sequence listings in international applications\n \t\t\t\t\tfiled under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and in national and regional\n \t\t\t\t\tapplications filed in the intellectual property offices (IPOs) of WIPO member\n \t\t\t\t\tstates. As a result, a single sequence listing in compliance with WIPO Standard\n \t\t\t\t\tST.26 can be prepared for use in all IPOs of WIPO member states.\n
","rendered_text_plain":"Patent applications that disclose a nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence(s) by enumeration of its residues, as defined in WIPO Standard ST.26, must present each sequence and associated sequence data in a standardized electronic eXtensible Markup Language (XML) format as a separate part of the specification. This standardized format is set forth in WIPO Standard ST.26 and applies to sequence listings in international applications filed under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) and in national and regional applications filed in the intellectual property offices (IPOs) of WIPO member states. As a result, a single sequence listing in compliance with WIPO Standard ST.26 can be prepared for use in all IPOs of WIPO member states.","node_type":"prose_block","provenance":{"source_file":"s1823.html","source_anchor":"ch1800_p_35e93_2587c_9a","source_sha256":"27a1922180a1a90c733bc58dd28b9df58d3bdba0cb39fd13bf5d54100132d8b0"},"host_section_id":"se_oetdoatn","kind":"narrative"},{"id":"pb_iux5mfcu","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_iux5mfcu","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-01.2024","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"Where an international application, filed under\n \t\t\t\t\tthe PCT, contains a disclosure of nucleotide and/or amino acid sequences that\n \t\t\t\t\tare required to be listed within a sequence listing, PCT Rule\n \t\t\t\t\t\t5.2 requires that the description shall include a\n \t\t\t\t\tsequence listing part of the description complying with the standard provided\n \t\t\t\t\tfor in the Administrative Instructions. In accordance with Section 208 of the\n \t\t\t\t\tAdministrative Instructions, any sequence listing, whether forming part of the\n \t\t\t\t\tinternational application or not forming part of the international application,\n \t\t\t\t\tshall comply with Annex C of the\n \t\t\t\t\tAdministrative Instructions. Where applicant has not provided a sequence listing\n \t\t\t\t\tin accordance with Annex C of the\n \t\t\t\t\tAdministrative Instructions and the USPTO acts as International Searching\n \t\t\t\t\tAuthority (ISA) or International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA), the\n \t\t\t\t\tISA/IPEA may invite applicant to furnish a sequence listing, with a late\n \t\t\t\t\tfurnishing fee, under PCT Rule 13ter. This invitation will specify a time limit for a proper\n \t\t\t\t\tresponse. A proper response to such an invitation would include, the submission\n \t\t\t\t\tof a sequence listing in accordance with Annex\n \t\t\t\t\t\tC of the Administrative Instructions, the late furnishing\n \t\t\t\t\tfee specified in 37 CFR 1.445(a)(5), and a\n \t\t\t\t\tstatement to the effect that the sequence listing does not go beyond the\n \t\t\t\t\tdisclosure of the international application as filed. If a sequence listing\n \t\t\t\t\tcompliant with WIPO Standard ST.26 has not been furnished to the ISA/IPEA within\n \t\t\t\t\tthe time limit set forth in the invitation, the ISA/IPEA will only\n \t\t\t\t\tsearch/examine the international application to the extent that a meaningful\n \t\t\t\t\tsearch or examination can be performed without the sequence listing. See\n \t\t\t\t\t\tPCT Rule\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t13ter.1(d). Where the application\n \t\t\t\t\tdiscloses sequences that are required to be within a sequence listing, it is\n \t\t\t\t\tadvisable for the applicant to submit a sequence listing compliant with WIPO\n \t\t\t\t\tStandard ST.26 together with the international application on the international\n \t\t\t\t\tfiling date rather than to wait for an invitation by the International Searching\n \t\t\t\t\tAuthority or International Preliminary Examining Authority.\n
","rendered_text_plain":"Where an international application, filed under the PCT, contains a disclosure of nucleotide and/or amino acid sequences that are required to be listed within a sequence listing, PCT Rule 5.2 requires that the description shall include a sequence listing part of the description complying with the standard provided for in the Administrative Instructions. In accordance with Section 208 of the Administrative Instructions, any sequence listing, whether forming part of the international application or not forming part of the international application, shall comply with Annex C of the Administrative Instructions. Where applicant has not provided a sequence listing in accordance with Annex C of the Administrative Instructions and the USPTO acts as International Searching Authority (ISA) or International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA), the ISA/IPEA may invite applicant to furnish a sequence listing, with a late furnishing fee, under PCT Rule 13ter. This invitation will specify a time limit for a proper response. A proper response to such an invitation would include, the submission of a sequence listing in accordance with Annex C of the Administrative Instructions, the late furnishing fee specified in 37 CFR 1.445(a)(5), and a statement to the effect that the sequence listing does not go beyond the disclosure of the international application as filed. If a sequence listing compliant with WIPO Standard ST.26 has not been furnished to the ISA/IPEA within the time limit set forth in the invitation, the ISA/IPEA will only search/examine the international application to the extent that a meaningful search or examination can be performed without the sequence listing. See PCT Rule 13ter.1(d). Where the application discloses sequences that are required to be within a sequence listing, it is advisable for the applicant to submit a sequence listing compliant with WIPO Standard ST.26 together with the international application on the international filing date rather than to wait for an invitation by the International Searching Authority or International Preliminary Examining Authority.","node_type":"prose_block","provenance":{"source_file":"s1823.html","source_anchor":"ch1800_p_35e93_2587c_3ab","source_sha256":"27a1922180a1a90c733bc58dd28b9df58d3bdba0cb39fd13bf5d54100132d8b0"},"host_section_id":"se_oetdoatn","kind":"narrative"},{"id":"pb_ggkhcvuu","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_ggkhcvuu","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-01.2024","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"For a detailed discussion of the World\n \t\t\t\t\tIntellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Standard ST.26, see\n \t\t\t\t\t\tMPEP §§ 2412 - 2419, in particular MPEP §\n \t\t\t\t\t\t2414.05.\n
","rendered_text_plain":"For a detailed discussion of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Standard ST.26, see MPEP §§ 2412 - 2419, in particular MPEP § 2414.05.","node_type":"prose_block","provenance":{"source_file":"s1823.html","source_anchor":"ch1800_p_35e93_25895_1f9","source_sha256":"27a1922180a1a90c733bc58dd28b9df58d3bdba0cb39fd13bf5d54100132d8b0"},"host_section_id":"se_oetdoatn","kind":"narrative"},{"id":"pb_lrtvcalo","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_lrtvcalo","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-01.2024","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"For ease of access, WIPO Standard ST.26 can be\n \t\t\t\t\tfound at: www.wipo.int/standards/en/ part_03_standards.html.\n
","rendered_text_plain":"For ease of access, WIPO Standard ST.26 can be found at: www.wipo.int/standards/en/ part_03_standards.html.","node_type":"prose_block","provenance":{"source_file":"s1823.html","source_anchor":"ch1800_p_35e93_2589e_1b3","source_sha256":"27a1922180a1a90c733bc58dd28b9df58d3bdba0cb39fd13bf5d54100132d8b0"},"host_section_id":"se_oetdoatn","kind":"narrative"},{"id":"pb_vvxzs3h4","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_vvxzs3h4","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-01.2024","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"II. REQUIREMENTS FOR SEQUENCE LISTINGS UNDER WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY\n \t\t\t\t\t\tOFFICE STANDARD ST.25 (WIPO ST.25)","rendered_text_plain":"II. REQUIREMENTS FOR SEQUENCE LISTINGS UNDER WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE STANDARD ST.25 (WIPO ST.25)","node_type":"prose_block","provenance":{"source_file":"s1823.html","source_anchor":"d0e169024/b.2","source_sha256":"27a1922180a1a90c733bc58dd28b9df58d3bdba0cb39fd13bf5d54100132d8b0"},"host_section_id":"se_oetdoatn","kind":"informal_heading","heading_level":2,"heading_text":"II. REQUIREMENTS FOR SEQUENCE LISTINGS UNDER WORLD INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OFFICE STANDARD ST.25 (WIPO ST.25)"},{"id":"pb_y3gpunaf","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_y3gpunaf","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-01.2024","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"[Editor Note: This subsection is only applicable\n \t\t\t\t\tto international applications, including national phase applications, having an\n \t\t\t\t\tinternational filing date before July 1, 2022, that disclose one or more\n \t\t\t\t\tnucleotide and/or amino acid sequences as defined in WIPO Standard ST.25.]\n
","rendered_text_plain":"[Editor Note: This subsection is only applicable to international applications, including national phase applications, having an international filing date before July 1, 2022, that disclose one or more nucleotide and/or amino acid sequences as defined in WIPO Standard ST.25.]","node_type":"prose_block","provenance":{"source_file":"s1823.html","source_anchor":"ch1800_p_35e93_25990_29f","source_sha256":"27a1922180a1a90c733bc58dd28b9df58d3bdba0cb39fd13bf5d54100132d8b0"},"host_section_id":"se_oetdoatn","kind":"narrative","tags":["editorial_note"]},{"id":"pb_drvnwsco","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_drvnwsco","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-01.2024","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"Where an international application discloses one or more\n \t\t\t\t\tnucleotide and/or amino acid sequences, the description must contain a sequence\n \t\t\t\t\tlisting complying with the standard specified in the Administrative\n \t\t\t\t\tInstructions. A copy of the Administrative Instructions in force before July 1,\n \t\t\t\t\t2022 can be found at: www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text/584509. The standard is set\n \t\t\t\t\tforth in detail in Annex C - Standard for the\n \t\t\t\t\tPresentation of Nucleotide and Amino Acid Sequence Listings in International\n \t\t\t\t\tPatent Applications Under the PCT. The standard allows the applicant to draw up\n \t\t\t\t\ta single sequence listing which is acceptable to all receiving Offices,\n \t\t\t\t\tInternational Searching and Preliminary Examining Authorities for the purposes\n \t\t\t\t\tof the international phase, and to all designated and elected Offices for the\n \t\t\t\t\tpurposes of the national phase.\n
","rendered_text_plain":"Where an international application discloses one or more nucleotide and/or amino acid sequences, the description must contain a sequence listing complying with the standard specified in the Administrative Instructions. A copy of the Administrative Instructions in force before July 1, 2022 can be found at: www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/text/584509. The standard is set forth in detail in Annex C - Standard for the Presentation of Nucleotide and Amino Acid Sequence Listings in International Patent Applications Under the PCT. The standard allows the applicant to draw up a single sequence listing which is acceptable to all receiving Offices, International Searching and Preliminary Examining Authorities for the purposes of the international phase, and to all designated and elected Offices for the purposes of the national phase.","node_type":"prose_block","provenance":{"source_file":"s1823.html","source_anchor":"d0e169167","source_sha256":"27a1922180a1a90c733bc58dd28b9df58d3bdba0cb39fd13bf5d54100132d8b0"},"host_section_id":"se_oetdoatn","kind":"narrative"},{"id":"pb_hxfs6deu","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_hxfs6deu","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-01.2024","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"Under PCT Rule 5.2(a), the\n \t\t\t\t\tsequence listing must always be presented as a separate part of the description.\n \t\t\t\t\tWhen filing an international application (PCT) using the USPTO patent electronic\n \t\t\t\t\tfiling system, the sequence listing part of the description may be submitted\n \t\t\t\t\teither as a single ASCII text file with a \".txt\" extension (e.g., \"seqlist.txt\")\n \t\t\t\t\tor as a PDF file. Note that 100 megabytes is the size limit for submitting a\n \t\t\t\t\tsequence listing text file via the USPTO patent electronic filing system.\n
","rendered_text_plain":"Under PCT Rule 5.2(a), the sequence listing must always be presented as a separate part of the description. When filing an international application (PCT) using the USPTO patent electronic filing system, the sequence listing part of the description may be submitted either as a single ASCII text file with a \".txt\" extension (e.g., \"seqlist.txt\") or as a PDF file. Note that 100 megabytes is the size limit for submitting a sequence listing text file via the USPTO patent electronic filing system.","node_type":"prose_block","provenance":{"source_file":"s1823.html","source_anchor":"ch1800_p_3351d_1b00e_362","source_sha256":"27a1922180a1a90c733bc58dd28b9df58d3bdba0cb39fd13bf5d54100132d8b0"},"host_section_id":"se_oetdoatn","kind":"narrative"},{"id":"pb_gppuddu3","corpus_id":"mpep-e9r01-2024-html","opaque_url":"https://mpep.io/n/pb_gppuddu3","effective_range":{"start_revision":"R-01.2024","end_revision":null},"rendered_text_html":"A single ASCII text file will serve both as the\n \t\t\t\t\tsequence listing part of the description under PCT Rule\n \t\t\t\t\t\t5.2 and the electronic form under PCT Rule\n \t\t\t\t\t\t\t13ter.1(a) in the absence of a PDF\n \t\t\t\t\tsequence listing file. The check list of the PCT Request (PCT/RO/101) provided\n \t\t\t\t\tvia the USPTO patent electronic filing system together with the international\n \t\t\t\t\tapplication (PCT) must indicate that the sequence listing forms part of the\n \t\t\t\t\tinternational application. Furthermore, the statement as set forth in paragraph\n \t\t\t\t\t4(v) of the AI Annex C (Administrative\n \t\t\t\t\tInstructions under the PCT, Annex C), that \"the information recorded in\n \t\t\t\t\telectronic form furnished under PCT Rule\n \t\t\t\t\t\t13ter is identical to the sequence\n \t\t\t\t\tlisting as contained in the international application,\" is not required. \n
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