2422.08 Presumptions Regarding Compliance [R-07.2022]

[Editor Note: This section is not applicable to applications filed on or after July 1, 2022, having disclosures of nucleotide and/or amino acid sequences as defined in 37 CFR 1.831(b). See MPEP §§ 2412–2419 for guidance on WIPO ST.26 requirements for applications filed on or after July 1, 2022.]

Neither the presence nor absence of information which is not required under the sequence rules will create a presumption that such information is necessary to satisfy any of the requirements of 35 U.S.C. 112. Further, the grant of a patent on an application that is subject to 37 CFR 1.821 through 37 CFR 1.825 constitutes a presumption that the granted patent complies with the requirements of these rules.