Genetic Resources, Benefit Sharing and Disclosure of Source

1Section 10(4) of the Patents Act requires the applicant, where a biological material is mentioned in the specification which is not described as per cll (a) and (b) of s 10(4), to deposit the biological material in any International Depository Authority (IDA) recognised under the Budapest Treaty on or before the filing of the application in order to supplement the description for sufficiency of disclosure of the invention. The applicant also has to disclose the source and geographical origin of the biological material in the specification.