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What about IPOD
Deposit / Furnishing
Acceptable cells and microoganisms
Research topics and major publication of IPOD
　
Mission of IPOD 　　IPOD was established as one of the depositaries designated by the Commissioner of the Japan Patent Office (JPO), and as one of the International Depositary Authorities (IDAs) of the Budapest Treaty organized by the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The missions of IPOD are to accept, preserve and furnish patent-related microorganisms, including fungi, yeasts, bacteria, actinomycetes, plasmids (naked), animal cell cultures, embryos, protozoa, plant cell cultures, seeds and algae, but excluding microorganisms having properties which are or may be dangerous to human health or the environment and requiring the containment level P3, P3A or P3P.





Budapest Treaty
on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms the Purposes of Patent Procedure Regulation

Brief History of IPOD
IPOD has a long history. In 1968 the Fermentation Research Institute (FRI), that was attached to Agency of Industrial Science and Technology (AIST), started both receiving and furnishing the deposited microorganisms. FRI has been reorganized to National Institute of Bioscience and Human Technology (NIBH) in 1993, and to National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST) in 2001 to that IPOD attaches. Through the several institutional reorganization as above, and stepwise extension of biological varieties of the cells to be preserved, IPOD has continued receiving, preserving, and furnishing the cells/microorganisms deposited for patent application.
Holdings of IPOD
IPOD preserves around 14,000 samples being deposited for patent application, which includes microorganisms (fungi, yeasts, bacteria, actinomycetes) and plasmids, animal cell cultures and embryos, plant cell cultures, algae, protozoa, and seeds. All of these samples are managed by their FERM BP accession numbers.
Research of IPOD
IPOD is obliged to preserve the deposited cells/microorganisms alive at least for a certain term. In order that the skills for deposit, preservation, and furnishing of the cells/microorganisms are advanced, IPOD is developing technologies for longtime preservation of cells, cellular phenotype and function, for simple identification of BSL2 microorganism and for detection of microbial contamination etc.
International Patent Organism Depositary (IPOD)
National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology (AIST)
Tsukuba Central 6, 1-1-1 Higashi, Tsukuba, Ibaraki, Japan
Fax : +81-29-861-6078
E-mail : ipod-staff
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