Slovakia Informs WIPO of Fees Under BudapestTreaty

The Slovak Republic has recently informed the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) of its schedule of fees to be charged by the Culture Collection of Yeasts (CCY), an international depositary authority under the Budapest Treaty on the International Recognition of the Deposit of Microorganisms for the Purposes of Patent Procedure.

CCY will charge EUR 664 (USD 959) for storage of a microorganism, EUR 33 (USD 48) for the issuance of a viability statement and EUR 40 (USD 58) for the furnishing of a sample of a microorganism.