Applications disclosing nucleotide and/or amino acid sequences
If the international application discloses one or more nucleotide and/or amino acid sequences, it must contain a sequence listing, which is to be drawn up in compliance with the standard prescribed in Annex C of the Administrative Instructions under the PCT and published on the WIPO website. More specifically, the sequence listing must comply with the version of WIPO Standard ST.25 which is applicable on the date on which the sequence listing is submitted.[ 26 ]
OJ 2011, 372
OJ 2013, 542
Section 101, 204, 207, 208, 707(a) and (a-bis)
Annex C AI
WIPO PCT Guide 5.099-5.108,
11.088
PCT Newsletter
7-8/2009, 10
12/2010, 5
12/2015, 9
Any sequence listing not contained in the international application as filed will, if not allowable as an amendment under Article 34 PCT (see points 4.2.003 ff), not form part of the international application.
Tables related to sequence listings (if there are any) must be included as an integral part of the description in the same format as the remainder of the application. Any pages of tables relating to sequence listings count as regular pages of the description for which full page fees are payable (see point 2.24.006). Where the sequence listing contains free text, that free text must be repeated in the main part of the description in the language thereof and is taken into account for the calculation of the page fee part of the international filing fee (see point 2.24.006).
The EPO accepts sequence listings filed on electronic media as specified by the EPO (see point 2.2.009).
If an international application is filed in electronic form, a sequence listing forming part of such application and filed in text format in compliance with Annex C is not taken into account for calculating the (page fee part of the) international filing fee (see point 2.24.006). There will be no need to file a second copy for the purposes of international search and, where applicable, international preliminary examination (see points 3.3.011, 4.2.034).
If any other option for filing a sequence listing is chosen, e.g. filing on paper or in image format, the sum of the page fee part of the international filing fee is calculated taking into account each page of the sequence listing. Furthermore, if the EPO is selected as ISA, SISA and/or IPEA a sequence listing in electronic form in text format in compliance with Annex C will be required (see points 3.3.011 ff).
Source: http://www.epo.org/applying/international/guide-for-applicants/html/e/ga_c2_21.html
Date retrieved: 17 May 2021