Resources
The resources below are provided for patent applicants who work with sequence listings. WIPO Standard ST.26 establishes uniform requirements for disclosing nucleotide and/or amino acids sequences in patent applications, applicable at the international, regional and national levels.
Patent applications that disclose nucleotide or amino acid information filed on or after July 1, 2022 must contain a sequence listing compliant with this Standard. WIPO publishes a free desktop application, WIPO Sequence, to support applicants generate sequence listings compliant with the Standard. This application was developed in collaboration with patent offices around the world, under the direction of the Committee on WIPO Standards.
News
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Applicant Survey Regarding the Minimum Length Requirement Launched
January 23, 2024
Version 2.1 of WIPO Sequence Suite has been released for general use
After releasing WIPO Sequence Suite version 2.0 in May, WIPO has continued resolving known issues to ensure the software is production ready for the WIPO ST.26 implementation date of July 1. Improvements in version 2.1 include upgrading the “Help” features and refining import messages. Changes since version 2.0.0 are summarized in the Release Notes on the WIPO Sequence home page.
If you do not receive the auto-update message in WIPO Sequence Suite, please download version 2.1.0 using the links above.
Next stable release of WIPO Sequence; Knowledge Base & email list
Based on the feedback of our testing group, WIPO has continued to improve the WIPO Sequence Suite to ensure that it meets the needs of users for the July 1 WIPO ST.26 implementation date. The result will be WIPO Sequence version 2.0.0, scheduled for release in the week of May 16. Improvements since the last stable version will be summarized in the Version 2.0.0 Release Notes to be provided in the Download section.
To help support users, WIPO is also collaborating with patent Offices to produce a knowledge base of answers to regularly asked questions and common issues. This knowledge base will be available to the public from June 1.
WIPO Sequence users are encouraged to sign-up to the new email list for important announcements and information on software updates and related issues. Users will be prompted to register for the list when downloading the software from the WIPO Sequence homepage.
Second stable release of WIPO Sequence
Since November 2021, WIPO has been developing an improved version of the WIPO Sequence Suite. The latest version of the desktop tool can be downloaded above along with the release notes which indicate the changes since the last stable release was published. Patent Offices interested in the latest version of WIPO Sequence Validator should contact us.
WIPO ST.26 Training Webinar Series
WIPO is providing four webinars on preparing sequence listings compliant with WIPO Standard ST.26. The webinars are open to patent applicants and IP Offices. See the webinars page for dates in April and May and other information. Recordings will be available.
The first stable release of WIPO Sequence has been launched.
Details regarding the exact improvements provided since the Beta 2 release, originally launched on April 7, 2020, are provided in the Release Notes 
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