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 him of the receipt, on May 9, 2000, of the communication of the Government of the United States of America, dated April 27, 2000, regarding the new schedule of fees of the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC), an international depositary authority under the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure, done at Budapest on April 28, 1977, and amended on September 26, 1980 (see Budapest Notification No. 11 of December 3, 1980). The text of that communication is attached.
The fees set forth in the said communication will apply as from the thirtieth day following the date (May 31, 2000) of the publication of the said fees in the May 2000 issue of the WIPO periodical Intellectual Property Laws and Treaties, that is, as from June 30, 2000 (see Rule 12.2(c) of the Regulations under the Budapest Treaty). The said fees will replace the fees published in the February 1999 issue of Intellectual Property Laws and Treaties (see Budapest Notification No. 174 of February 15, 1999).
May 24, 2000
Text of the Communication of the Government of the United States of America of April 27, 2000, regarding the new schedule of fees of the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC)
COMMUNICATION
We have received a notification from the American Type Culture Collection regarding a new schedule of fees for deposit services and for the furnishing of samples of all cultures deposited with it. Pursuant to Rule 12.2(a) of the Regulations under the Budapest Treaty, I am pleased to notify you of the following changes in the fees:
| Storage | US$ | |
| Thirty years of storage and notification of requesting parties (except multiple sequences and consortia): | $1,100.00 | |
| Thirty years of storage and notification of requesting parties for multiple sequences1: | $1,200.00 | |
| Thirty years of storage and notification of requesting parties for consortia: | $1,200.00 or quoted price | |
| Viability Testing | US$ | |
| Microorganisms (bacteria, fungi, yeasts, seeds): | $150.00 | |
| Cell lines of hybridomas2: | $300.00 | |
| Vectors, libraries, plasmids, purified DNA: | $200.00 or quoted price | |
| Consortia, embryos: | Quoted price | |
| Plant tissue cultures: | $300.00 | |
| Protozoa and algae (standard): | $250.00 | |
| Animal viruses (depositor supplies cells): | $400.00 | |
| Animal viruses (ATCC supplies cells): | $500.00 | |
| Animal viruses (animal or equipment needed): | Quoted price | |
| Plant viruses: | Quoted price |
1 Maximum of 10 sequences per deposit
2 PCR-based mycoplasma testing required (included in viability fee)
In some cases, the cost to perform a viability test will be a quoted price and may be higher than the prices listed below. In these cases, the depositor will be notified and asked to provide written authorization for ATCC to perform the viability test at the quoted price.
| All ATCC Cultures | US$ per Item | |
| U.S. Non-Profit Institutes | $95.00 to $236.00 | |
| Foreign Non-Profit Institutions | $95.003 to $236.004 | |
| Other U.S. and Foreign Institutions | $119.00 to $295.00 |
3Additional handling and processing: $24.00 per item
4Additional handling and processing: $59.00 per item
Because of the diversity of ATCC holdings, and the requirements for complicated and varied culture media and growth conditions, the fees for ATCC cultures vary. Therefore, the current fees have been listed as a range representing all currently available ATCC cultures.