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The role of NITE Patent Microorganisms Depositary (NPMD) is to accept, preserve, and distribute patent microorganisms as an 'international depositary authority' as stipulated by the Budapest Treaty and as a depositary organization of Japan designated by Japan Patent Office.
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1.[About NPMD]
2.[Acceptable Microorganisms]
3.[Amount and Storage Forms of Samples]
4.[Deposit Procedure]
5.[Furnishing Procedure for Patent Microorganisms]
6.[Charges for Depositary and Related]
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Relevance of the NPMD's activity |
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Aside from the distribution of biological resources, patent depositary is also an important task for a biological resource center (BRC) to protect intellectual properties of individuals. This has been commonly practiced in overseas BRCs such as ATCC and DSMZ.
Along this line, NITE Patent Microorganisms Depositary (NPMD) was established in April 2004 as one of the centers within the Department of Biotechnology of NITE (NITE-DOB). It has started to carry out its tasks as a depositary organization of Japan designated by the Japan Patent Office and at the same time as an 'international depositary authority' as stipulated by the Budapest Treaty.
NPMD is committed to protect the intellectual properties of depositors through the advanced technical assistance of the Biological Resource Center of NITE-DOB (NBRC)
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The characteristic feature of depositary at NPMD |
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Until the establishment of NPMD, it was not possible in Japan to preserve patent microorganisms once their depositary terms have expired.
Of such microorganisms, NPMD will select those that appear to be still useful, and transfer them to NBRC if agreed by the depositors. They will then be preserved at NBRC and distributed to the public. This will open up a way to exploit further the functions of such microorganisms in research and development.
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Microorganisms to be deposited |
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We will accept only those organisms listed in the following table. |
| Bacteria |
Actinomycetes |
Archaea |
Yeasts |
Fungi |
Plasmids
(in host or not in host) |
Bacteriophages
(in host or not in host) |
Animal Cell |
Embryos |
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Regulations |
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Microorganisms to be deposited must be of biosafety level 2 or lower as defined by NITE-DOB. To obtain a list of microorganisms classified by their biosafety levels, please contact us by e-mail (npmd@nite.go.jp).
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In the case of genetically modified organisms, they must be of P2 level or lower as stipulated by the ordinance 2004-001 jointly legislated by the Ministry of Education, Science, Culture and Sports and the Ministry of the Environment, which is entitled 'Ministerial ordinance stipulating containment measures to be taken in type 2 use of LMOs for research and development'. |
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>>Japan Biosafety Clearing House(J-BCH)
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Please deposit ampoules or tubes of the same lot of either L-dried, lyophilized or frozen microbial sample.
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Bacteria, Actinomycetes, Archaea
Yeasts, Fungi
Bacteriophages |
L-dried, lyophilized or frozen |
10 ampoules/tubes |
| Plasmids |
dried or frozen |
10 tubes
(100 ng each) |
| Animal Cell |
frozen |
12 tubes
(1x106 cells each) |
| Embryos |
frozen |
12 tubes
(12 embryos constitute one tube) |
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A flow chart |
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We will accept patent depositary as stipulated by the Budapest Treaty and in the way described in the chart shown below.
To obtain more information, please contact us by writing to the following address. We will then provide you with documents necessary for your application of patent depositary.
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>>npmd@nite.go.jp
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A flow chart |
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We will furnish the requesting party with the deposited microorganisms according to rule 11 of the Budapest Treaty. A request for distribution will be accepted as shown in the following flow chart.
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Please note that the requesting third party should obtain authorization of the depositor or certification of the Industrial Property Office before requesting the particular microorganism. We will then notify the depositor that his/her deposited microorganism(s) will be sent to the third party.
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Request forms |
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We accept requests for distribution only in the following forms. Please choose one that fits you best and submit it with your signature.
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| Category |
Price (yen) |
| Bacteria etc.*1 |
Animal Cell,
Embryos |
| Original deposit (storage for 30 years) |
145,950 |
156,450 |
| Renewal deposit as stipulated in Article 4 |
9,450 |
10,500 |
| Issuing of a viability statement based on a newly performed test |
16,800 |
29,400 |
| Issuing of a viability statement based on the latest test |
2,000 |
2,000 |
| Sample distribution *2 |
6,300 *2 |
7,350 *2 |
| Issuing of a certificate concerning the organism's taxonomical status as stipulated in Rules 7.6 and 8.2 |
2,000 |
2,000 |
| Issuing of any other certificate |
2,000 |
2,000 |
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All charges quoted are in Japanese Yen. |
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Tax is included. |
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Bacteria, Actinomycetes, Archaea, Yeasts, Fungi, Plasmids(in host or not in host), Bacteriophages(in host or not in host) |
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Fee of sample distribution to a foreign institute is as follows.
Bacteria etc. : ￥6,000 plus ￥6,000 for handling
Animal cell, Embryos : ￥7,000 plus ￥35,000 for handling and delivery
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Methods of Payment |
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You can make a payment by bank transfer or by charging to your credit card (Visa or MasterCard will be accepted).
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