CV – López Coronado. Patent deposits consultant

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Review of the Code of practide for IDAs

Presenting four talks on the fate of microorganisms after the mandatory storage period, the verification of the viability of bacteria, archaea, fungi, and yeasts, and the Nagoya Protocol

WIPO Mission in Morocco

Assignment as part of a WIPO expert mission to evaluate the capacity of a Moroccan institution proposed as an International Depositary Authority (IDA) to meet the requirements of the Budapest Treaty.

Incorporation into the CECT

Joined the Spanish Type Culture Collection (CECT) to incorporate the industrial yeast collection from the Institute of Industrial Fermentations (CSIC), later assuming responsibility for managing patent deposits under the Budapest Treaty.

2018

2016

1999

Education

• Bachelor’s Degree in Biological Sciences, University of Valencia.

•PhD in Biological Sciences, Polytechnic University of Valencia.

Professional Experience

Head of Microorganism Deposits for Patent Purposes under the Budapest Treaty at the Spanish Type Culture Collection (CECT) since 1999.

•Initial incorporation into the CECT as part of a project to deposit the industrial yeast collection from the Institute of Industrial Fermentations (IFI) in Madrid (1999).

International Collaborations and Expert Missions

WIPO Expert Mission in Morocco (2016): Evaluation of an institution proposed as an International Depositary Authority (IDA) under the Budapest Treaty.

• Invited Speaker at the WIPO Subregional Seminar in Mexico City (2007): Presentation on the practices of an International Depositary Authority.

International Presentations and Seminars

Budapest Treaty and Deposit Procedures

Geneva, Switzerland (2023):
“Practices of the IDAs under the Budapest Treaty.”
Las Palmas, Spain (2019) – Patent Week:
Presentation on the practice of an International Depositary Authority and its impact on the field of industrial property.
Guayaquil, Ecuador (2015):
“The practice of an International Depositary Authority (IDA) in Spain.”
“Main tasks of an International Depositary Authority: the supply of samples from deposits.”
Telde, Spain (2016):
“Fate of deposits after 30 (plus 5) years.”
“Impact of the Nagoya Protocol on the practice of IDAs.”
Barcelona, Spain (2008):
“The role of the CECT in the processing of a biotechnology patent.”
Guadalajara, Mexico (2017):
“The Nagoya Protocol and its application in Microbial Culture Collections and International Depositary Authorities for patent strain deposits under the Budapest Treaty.”

Revision of the Code of Practice for IDAs. WIPO Meeting 2018

“Fate of deposits after 30 (plus 5) years.”
Viability testing for different types of microorganisms (fungi, yeasts, bacteria, genetically modified microorganisms).
“Impact of the Nagoya Protocol on the practice of IDAs.”

Publications on the Budapest Treaty

José Miguel López Coronado & Gabriel González Limas (2017). Las Autoridades Internacionales de Depósito y el depósito de microorganismos para fines de patente de acuerdo al Tratado de Budapest. Published in Semáforo, Journal of the Spanish Society for Microbiology.