Guidance

Examining patent applications for biotechnological inventions

These guidelines set out how we examine patent applications for biotechnological inventions under the Patents Act 1977.

From:
Intellectual Property Office
Published
6 May 2010
Last updated
30 August 2022 — See all updates

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Examining patent applications for biotechnological inventions

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This guide covers:

  • basic considerations
  • claim construction
  • relevant UK case law
  • relevant decisions under the European Patent Convention
  • trilateral project reports
  • US Patent and Trademark Office guidelines on utility
  • stem cell practice note
  • amicus curiae brief
Published 6 May 2010
Last updated 30 August 2022 + show all updates

  1. Changes to paragraphs, 99, 100 and 101 due to the WIPO ST.26 sequence listings standard added which came into force from 1 July 2022.

  2. An HTML document was published on 29 September 2021.

  3. HTML publication added.

  4. Examining patent applications for biotechnological inventions document updated.

  5. First published.

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