Appeal No. 77-557. January 26, 1978. Daniel C. Block, Richmond, Cal., Edward D. Weil, attorneys of record, for appellant, Jerry D. Voight, Herbert H. Mintz, Finnegan, Henderson, Farabow Garrett, Washington, D.C., of counsel. Alan H. Bernstein, Stanley H. Cohen, Caesar, Rivise, Bernstein Cohen, Ltd., Philadelphia, Pa., attys. of record, for appellees. Appeal from the Board of Patent Interferences of United States Patent and Trademark Office. Before MARKEY, Chief Judge, and RICH, BALDWIN, LANE and
(a) Whenever a biological material is specifically identified in an application for patent as filed, an original deposit thereof may be made at any time before filing the application for patent or, subject to § 1.809 , during pendency of the application for patent. (b) When the original deposit is made after the effective filing date of an application for patent, the applicant must promptly submit a statement from a person in a position to corroborate the fact, stating that the biological material