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Adoption of Updated WIPO Standard ST.26; Revision to Incorporation by Reference

FR Abstract
The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO or Office) is adopting the recently revised World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Standard ST.26, version 1.6, approved November 25, 2022, for incorporation by reference into its regulations addressing application disclosures containing nucleotide and/or amino acid sequences. The USPTO is also correcting a grammatical oversight in one of its sequence regulations. The USPTO first amended its rules in 2022 to incorporate by reference certain provisions of WIPO Standard ST.26. In addition to simplifying the process for applicants filing in multiple countries, the ST.26 requirement to submit a single sequence listing in eXtensible Mark-up Language (XML) format provides better preservation, accessibility, and sorting of the submitted sequence data for the public. Among other improvements, the new version of ST.26 clarifies requirements, improves descriptions, and corrects editorial mistakes.
Incorporation
FR Document Number
2023-11365
Federal Register Volume
88
Federal Register Year
2023-05-26
Federal Register Start Page
34089
Federal Register End Page
34091
Federal Agency
Commerce Department
Federal Register Link
https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/FR-2023-05-26/pdf/2023-11365.pdf
CFR Citation
37 CFR 1
FR Citation
88 FR 34089
CFR title
37
CFR Part
1
Document Number
WIPO Standard ST.26, version 1.6
Document Edition
2022
Standard Title
WIPO Handbook on Intellectual Property Information and Documentation- Standard ST.26: Recommended Standard for the Presentation of Nucleotide and Amino Acid Sequence Listings Using XML including Annexes I–VII, version 1.6, approved November 25, 2022
SDO
World Intellectual Property Organization
Standard Number Link
https://www.wipo.int/standards/en/handbook.html
Excerpts
incorporate by reference WIPO Standard ST.26. 37 CFR 1.839(b)(1) specifically identifies the version of WIPO Standard ST.26 that has been incorporated by reference … provide an updated citation to the WIPO Standard ST.26 that is being incorporated by reference. Additionally, § 1.839(b)(1) is revised to reflect an update to … Standard ST.26, version 1.6, approved November 25, 2022, for incorporation by reference into its regulations addressing application disclosures containing nucleotide … Standard ST.26, version 1.6, approved November 25, 2022, for incorporation by reference into its regulations addressing application disclosures containing nucleotide … regulations. The USPTO first amended its rules in 2022 to incorporate by reference certain provisions of WIPO Standard ST.26. In addition to simplifying … Adoption of Updated WIPO Standard ST.26; Revision to Incorporation by Reference
Record Source
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