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 March 1, 1989, of the notification of the Government of the United States of America, dated February 24, 1989, stating a change in the fees charged, and an extension of the list of kinds of microorganisms and material accepted for deposit, by the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) as 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, as amended on September 26, 1980. The text of that notification is attached.
The list so extended of the kinds of microorganisms and material accepted, for deposit, by the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC) will be published in the April 1989 issue of Industrial Property/La Propriété industrielle. The extension of the list will take effect as from the date (April 30, 1989) of that publication.
The fees set forth in the said notification will apply as from the thirtieth day following the date (April 30, 1989) of the publication of the said fees in the April 1989 issue of Industrial Property/La Propriété industrielle, that is, as from May 30, 1989 (see Rule 12.2(c) of the Regulations under the Budapest Treaty). The said fees will replace the fees as published in the July/August 1986 issue of Industrial Property/La Propriété industrielle (see Budapest Notification No. 52 of July 16, 1986).
March 6, 1989
Text of the Notification of the Government of the United States of America, dated February 24, 1989, stating a change in the fees charged, and an extension of the list of kinds of microorganisms and material accepted for deposit, by the American Type Culture Collection (ATCC)
NOTIFICATION
We have received a notification from the American Type Culture Collection regarding a new schedule of fees and the kinds of microorganisms and material accepted by that organization. In accordance with Rule 12.2(a) of the Regulations under the Budapest Treaty, I am pleased to notify you of the following changes in the fees:
Fees to Distribute Cultures
| ATCC Cultures | Per Item | ||
| Algae, Bacteria, Bacteriophages, Fungi, Plant Tissue Cultures, Plasmids, Protozoa, Vectors and Yeasts | |||
| U.S. Non-Profit Institutions | $45.00 | ||
| Foreign Non-Profit Institutions | $45.00* | ||
| Other U.S. and Foreign Institutions | $70.00 | ||
| ATCC Cell Lines and Oncogenes | |||
| U.S. Non-Profit Institutions | $50.00 | ||
| Foreign Non-Profit Institutions | $50.00** | ||
| Other U.S. and Foreign Institutions | $80.00 | ||
| ATCC Viruses, Animal & Plant, Rickettsiae and Chlamydiae | |||
| U.S. Non-Profit Institutions | $40.00 | ||
| Foreign Non-Profit Institutions | $40.00*** | ||
| Other U.S. and Foreign Institutions | $64.00 | ||
* There is an additional $25.00 per culture handling and processing charge.
** There is an additional $30.00 per culture handling and processing charge.
*** There is an additional $24.00 per culture handling and processing charge.
Cell lines ordered as flasks, protozoa sent as test tubes and others special-ordered as test tubes carry an additional lab fee of $35.00.
Minimum invoicing is $45.00. Orders received for lesser amounts will be invoiced at the minimum.
Shipping Charges - Perishable or pathogenic materials which by their nature require special packaging, handling and/or shipping are shipped FOB origin, freight prepaid via carrier of ATTC's choice.
Further, in accordance with Rule 3.3 of the Regulations under the Budapest Treaty, please be advised that the American Type Culture Collection is now prepared to accept the following microorganisms and material:
| algae animal embryos animal viruses bacteria cell lines fungi hybridomas oncogenes |
plant viruses plasmids plant tissue cultures phages protozoa seeds yeasts |