Trilateral Project 24.1-Biotechnology 215

In accordance with the Examination Guidelines published in June 1993 (applicable to applications filed before 1994.1.1), as long as it is clear that identity of the microorganism is not lost, an amendment converting an accession number of a microorganism, with the statement such an amendment is based on only the redeposition, does not exchange the gist of the patent specification.