budapest treaty
Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purpose of Patent Procedures. Patents. An international treaty promulgating standards and procedures for depositing microorganisms and requiring member countries to recognize a deposit of biological material made in any depository approved by the World Intellectual Property Organization. • The purpose of the Budapest Treaty is to allow inventors to satisfy the enablement requirement of national patent laws by depositing in a convenient depository a sample of a microorganism to be patented. The U.S. is a signatory to the Budapest Treaty.
