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December 2, 2020
Revised Guidelines for the Examination of Patent Applications in the Biotechnology field in force
(I) the physicochemical features (polarity, size, charge, etc.) of the amino acids claimed for each position, compared to what was embodied in specification; and
(II) the region where the modifications occur, since in critical areas for the polypeptide function, even conservative changes can render very different outcomes;
2. Markush formula for nucleotide sequences.
It is necessary to evaluate if the sequences encode the same protein, being acceptable only in the case of degenerated sequences. Otherwise, all the claimed sequences must be embodied.
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