If a deposit of a biological material is part of the disclosure of an invention, the time of making the deposit must comply with the rules of the patent office in the jurisdiction in which the patent is sought. In the U.S., deposits of biological material that are adequately identified in the patent application, may be deposited during the pendancy of the application (i.e., before the date that the payment of the issue fee is mailed). If, however, the filing date of the patent application is intended to establish a priority date for patent applications to be filed in certain other countries, the deposit should be made before the application is filed.
Law - Last Day To Deposit Biological Materials