Where the applicant has not filed an electronic sequence listing conforming to WIPO Standard ST.25 in response to a request from the ISA, or has not paid the late furnishing fee, the WO‑ISA will indicate under Section III that the written opinion is limited to the same extent as the search was limited because the applicant failed to comply with Rule 5.2 (no sequence listing) and/or Rule 13ter.1(a) (no computer-readable sequence listing).[Rule 5.2; Rule 13ter.1(a); GL/ISPE 9.39; 15.12; GL/ISPE 15.13; ]
Source: http://www.epo.org/law-practice/legal-texts/html/guidelinespct/e/b_xi_7.htm
Date retrieved: 17 May 2021