Act 3 Industrial Property Act 2014 (3) The deposited culture shall be made available upon request of any person having the right to inspect the files. (4) Where a deposited micro-organism ceases to be available from the institution with which it was deposited because— (a) the micro-organism is no longer viable; or (b) for any other reason the depository institution is unable to supply samples; and if the micro-organism has not been transferred to another depository institution from which it continues to be available, an interruption in availability shall not be taken to have occurred if a new deposit of the micro-organism originally deposited is made within three months from the date on which the person who deposited it is notified of the interruption by the depository institution and a copy of the receipt of the deposit issued by the institution is forwarded to the registry within four months from the date of the new deposit stating the number of the application or of the patent. (5) A new deposit shall be accompanied by a statement signed by the person making the deposit indicating that the newly deposited micro-organism is the same as that originally deposited. (6) In this section “depositary institution” means a place where biological organisms are stored. PART IV—RIGHT TO INVENTIONS AND NAMING OF INVENTOR. 17. Right to a patent. (1) Subject to this section, the right to a patent belongs to the inventor. (2) Where two or more persons have jointly made an invention the right to the patent belongs to them jointly. 21