Patent deposit of biological materials

Please select the BCCM collection that is specialised in your material type.

BCCM/LMG Bacteria
BCCM/IHEM Fungi Human & Animal Health		BCCM/GeneCorner Cell lines & hybridomas Plasmids, plasmid hosts & other genetic resources
BCCM/MUCL Agro-food & Environmental Fungi

 

 

BCCM as an IDA

Since March 1, 1992, the BCCM consortium has been recognised as an "International Depositary Authority" (IDA) by the World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO).

Microbial resources deposited for patent purposes are not catalogued by BCCM. Samples can still be distributed however, upon written authorisation either by the depositor or an entitled Industrial Property Office, according to the rules of the Budapest Treaty.

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Patent offices

Laws & regulations

Patents & IP rights

 

Budapest Treaty & Code of Practice for IDAs

To guarantee full disclosure of an invention involving microorganisms, the Budapest Treaty provides for the deposit of (micro)biological material with a recognised culture collection, known as an "International Depositary Authority (IDA)". An IDA must make the material publicly available at the appropriate point in the patenting procedure.

Budapest Treaty

Regulations Budapest Treaty

Code of Practice for IDAs