This biotechnology chapter refers to the guidelines for submitting a deposit or a sequence. We will cover these in more detail in subsequent sections.
2402 Deposit Rules
MPEP SECTION SUMMARY
Where the invention involves a biological material and words alone cannot sufficiently describe how to make and use the invention in a reproducible manner, access to the biological material may be necessary for the satisfaction of the statutory requirements for patentability under 35 U.S.C. 112.
