The Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) presents his compliments to the Minister for Foreign Affairs and has the honor to notify the receipt, on March 5, 2024, of a communication from the Government of the Republic of Finland dated September 6, 2023, relating to changes in the address, the long-term storage conditions for deposited material and the schedule of fees charged by the VTT Culture Collection (VTTCC), an International Depositary Authority under the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure (Budapest Treaty), done at Budapest on April 28, 1977, and amended on September 26, 1980 (see Budapest Notification No. 270 of August 25, 2010).
According to Rule 12.2(c) of the Regulations under the Budapest Treaty, the new fees set forth in the communication shall take effect on April 26, 2024, that is, on the thirtieth day following the publication of the changes by the International Bureau.
In the communication, the Government of the Republic of Finland furnishes its assurances that the VTT Culture Collection (VTTCC) will continue to comply with the requirements specified in Article 6(2) of the Budapest Treaty.
The changes in the address of the VTT Culture Collection (VTTCC), long-term storage conditions for deposited material applicable by the VTT Culture Collection (VTTCC) as well as changes in the schedule of fees charged by the VTT Culture Collection (VTTCC) are as follows:
The new contact details are:
VTT Culture Collection (VTTCC)
VTT Technical Research Centre of Finland
Tekniikantie 21
Espoo
Finland
Mailing address:
P.O. Box 1000
FI–02044 VTT
Telephone: (+358 20) 722 7517, mobile +358 400 114391
Facsimile: (+358 20) 722 7071 (contact: Irina Tsitko)
E-mail: culture.collection@vtt.fi
Internet: http://culturecollection.vtt.fi/
The new storage conditions regarding the kind of microorganisms that may be deposited are as below:
Bacteria (including actinomycetes) and fungi (including yeasts) that can be preserved without significant damage to or loss of their properties or viability in liquid nitrogen or by freeze-drying.
The new fee schedule is as follows:
| EUR | |||
| Accession and deposit (including initial viability check, preservation and storage for 30 years) | 1,200 | ||
| Conversion of a deposit made outside of the Budapest Treaty into a deposit according to Budapest Treaty | 1,200 | ||
| Prolongation of the duration of storage, per year | 100 | ||
| Issuance of viability statement: | |||
| Where a viability test is requested | 180 | ||
| On the basis of the last viability test | 80 | ||
| Furnishing of a sample (plus current freight costs) | 230 | ||
| Communication of information | 70 | ||
| Issuance of an attestation | 160 | ||
Fees do not include VAT, transport costs or bank fees.
March 27, 2024