As anticipated in our November 1995 Newsletter (N.S. 186), Israel has deposited its instruments of accession to the Patent Cooperation Treaty and became a member with effect from June 1, 1996.

Israel has also adhered to the Budapest Convention on International Deposit of Microorganisms so that any requirement to deposit a microorganism in order to provide sufficient disclosure in a patent application related to it can now be met by deposit of the microorganism with any International Depository Authority and transport of a sample to Israel is no longer required.