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PATENTS REGULATIONS 1991 - REG 3.23

Documents in accepted applications and patents involving micro - organisms

  (1)   Where a micro - organism is deposited with a prescribed depositary institution for the purposes of section   41 of the Act, the following documents must be filed in relation to an application that has been accepted under section   49 or 52 of the Act or a patent in respect of the micro - organism:

  (a)   if the deposit is an original deposit within the meaning of Rule   7.3 of the Budapest Treaty or a new deposit within the meaning of Rule   7.4 of that Treaty--a copy of a receipt issued by the institution under Rule   7 of the Treaty;

  (b)   if samples of the micro - organism were transferred to that institution under Rule   5.1(a)(i) of the Treaty--a copy of a receipt issued by the institution under Rule   7 of the Treaty;

  (c)   if a receipt referred to in paragraph   (a) or (b) is not in English--a translation of the receipt into English.

  (2)   The documents referred to in subregulation   (1) must be filed within 3 months from the date of receipt of the micro - organism by the prescribed depositary institution.



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