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Art. 49a

232.14PatAFederal ActJan 1, 1956Original source
  1. The patent application must contain information on the source:
    1. of the genetic resource to which the inventor or the patent applicant had access, provided the invention is directly based on this resource;
    2. of traditional knowledge of indigenous or local communities of genetic resources to which the inventor or the patent applicant had access, provided the invention is directly based on this knowledge.
  2. If the source is unknown to the inventor or the patent applicant, the patent applicant must confirm this in writing.

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