MPEP § 2413.01 — Parts of the “Sequence Listing XML”
Ninth Edition, Revision 01.2024 · last revised R-01.2024
[Editor Note: This section is applicable to all applications with a filing date, or, for national phase applications, an international filing date, on or after July 1, 2022, having disclosure of one or more nucleotide and/or amino acid sequences as defined in 37 CFR 1.831(b).]
The constituent parts of the “Sequence Listing XML” are identified in multiple paragraphs of WIPO Standard ST.26 and have been specifically incorporated into the USPTO rules of practice at 37 CFR 1.839.
Contents
- 2413.01(a) The “Sequence Listing XML” is a Single File Encoded Using Unicode UTF-8
- 2413.01(b) The “Sequence Listing XML” Must Be Valid According To the DTD
- 2413.01(c) The “Sequence Listing XML” Must Contain an XML Declaration
- 2413.01(d) The “Sequence Listing XML” Must Contain a DOCTYPE Declaration
- 2413.01(e) The “Sequence Listing XML” Must Contain a Root Element
- 2413.01(f) The “Sequence Listing XML” Must Contain a General Information Part
- 2413.01(g) The “Sequence Listing XML” Must Contain a Sequence Data Part
- 2413.01(h) Language Dependent Free Text Qualifier Values in the English Language
- 2413.01(i) Title Element in “Sequence Listing XML”