How to Deposit Biological Material for Patent Purposes

Patent protection can be granted for an invention that is new, of industrial value, and reworkable. To assure reworkability of an invention where biological material is involved, a sample should be deposited with an independent, recognized patent depositary. This chapter outlines in detail how a scientist renders the respective biological material available to third parties. Also demonstrated is how third parties can obtain the biological material that has been deposited for patent purposes.