Key Changes at a Glance

🚀 New Features

⚙️ Improvements

🐞 Bug Fixes

Detailed Changes

Improvements

KeyDescription
ST26T-3054

Automatic addition of mandatory qualifiers to feature keys once they are created

St26T-3056

Extension of the bulk edit functionality to bulk add multiple copies of the same feature to a single SEQ ID 

ST26T-3053

Extension of the bulk edit functionality to a bulk “unskip” a range of SEQ IDs

ST26T-3496

Improvement of the bulk edit functionality to allow the feature location to be left blank

ST26T-3331/ST26T-3510

Provision of a warning message in the verification report which details sequences which do not meet the minimum length requirement and which will not appear in the sequence listing

ST26T-3479

Provision of a "jump to" a particular SEQ ID, located near the page navigation at the bottom of the sequence summary table

ST26T-3461

Bulk import of multiple FASTA sequences located in a single file 

ST26T-3545

Provision of a tool-tip which indicates 1-letter codes must be used and is always visible when the residues are being edited

ST26T-2938

A validation status being set for each sequence. This means that if a sequence is not edited, then it will not be checked again

ST26T-2443

Sorting of feature locations, after the 'source' feature in accordance with the INSDC requirements: the source feature should always remain on the top and the other features are ordered  by location walking the strand from 5' to 3' (likewise for AA)

ST26T-2987/ST26T-3086/ST26T-2957

Certain verification rules regarding sequences are now grouped together into a single message in the verification report. For instance, rules regarding the use of lowercase for nucleotide sequences and uppercase for amino acid sequences.

Bugs

KeyDescription
ST26T-2873TAB character is not detected in InventionTitle, ApplicantName, InventorName, ApplicantNameLatin, InventorNameLatin during validation process 
ST26T-2900Event Viewer errors when launching WIPO Sequence
ST26T-2902In a project, the PDF resulting form clicking the Print button contains a wrong priority date and filing date (it reduces the day by 1)
ST26T-2946Instances where SEQ ID assigned after import is not consecutive
ST26T-2851Language Dependent Qualifiers page cannot be loaded when project contains more than ~12.700 language dependent qualifiers
ST26T-3003'Frequency' not being treated as a language dependent free text qualifier 
ST26T-2993Wrong verification rule applied for circular_RNA qualifier
ST26T-2972No error thrown when DOCTYPE declaration include random characters at the end
ST26T-2895When pop-up for new person or organization appears, selecting 'no' can freeze the tool
ST26T-3052Verification rule for invalid translation qualifier value not always triggering
ST26T-3067Bulk Edit only affects the first 20 sequences of a range
ST26T-3089Cannot bulk delete more than 20 sequences at once
ST26T-3462Certificate issue in Mac OSX (Error message "WIPO Sequence" cannot be opened because the developer cannot be verified")
ST26T-3564Priority date decreased by one day when importing projects created in one time zone, into a WIPO Sequence instance located in another time zone
ST26T-3542Error after installing WIPO Sequence Tool in unsupported Mac Version - uncaught exception
ST26T-3545No warning regarding the 1-letter code for amino acid being expected - tool tips should indicate that only amino acid symbols in one letter code are expected
ST26T-3521Changing the default language change from Russian to English does not change the language of UI
ST26T-3393Some rules which should trigger when there is an incorrect qualifier for a particular feature key are not triggering
ST26T-3598When language code is missing or incorrect, the language code is not always returned as part of the verification message
ST26T-3364Not possible to save a sequence after unchecking "mark as internationally skipped sequence"

Upgrade/Installation Notes

In order to upgrade to version 3.1.2, when you open WIPO Sequence you will see an auto-update pop-up box. Please agree to continue with the upgrade and WIPO Sequence will initiate the new installer. The new installation package will also be available on the WIPO website at: https://www.wipo.int/en/web/standards/sequence/index 

During installation, you will be prompted to copy across existing projects to the new database. This will happen automatically if you click next. Note that these existing projects in the old database will not be deleted, allowing you to rollback to version 2.3.0. 

While we are providing an improved release of WIPO Sequence, the version 2.3.0 installer will remain on the WIPO website until December 31, 2026 in order to ensure a smooth transition to the new version.

Important Notes

Known issues, both those resolved and existing, are available on the Knowledge Base at: Known Issues and trouble-shooting Note: Workarounds are provided for the majority of known issues. 

We have conducted testing on the following distributions:

  • Windows 10 Enterprise edition 22H2
  • Windows 11 Enterprise edition 25H2
  • macOS Sequoia 15.4.1
  • Ubuntu 24.05.5

💡 For detailed instructions relating to the new functionalities of the tool, refer to: https://www.wipo.int/en/web/standards/sequence/user-manual 

Experiencing Issues? 

Contact us at WIPO by emailing wiposequence@wipo.int