United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 10 October 2006

                    Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Update

                            Accession by Guatemala

   The United States Patent and Trademark Office received notification from
the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) that Guatemala, on
July 14, 2006, deposited its instrument of accession to the PCT, and on
October 14, 2006, will become bound by the PCT.  Consequently, any
international application filed on or after October 14, 2006, will
automatically include designation of Guatemala (country code: GT).
Nationalsand residents of Guatemala will be entitled, as from October 14,
2006 to file international applications under the PCT.

   Also, because Guatemala will be bound by Chapter II of the PCT, it
will automatically be elected in any demand filed in respect of an
international application filed on or after October 14, 2006.

                        Listing of PCT Member Countries

                                        Date of Deposit    Entry into
Country                 Instrument      of Instrument      Force1

  (1) Central African   Accession       15 September 1971  24 January 1978
      Republic2
  (2) Senegal2          Ratification    08 March 1972      24 January 1978
  (3) Madagascar        Ratification    27 March 1972      24 January 1978
  (4) Malawi5           Accession       16 May 1972        24 January 1978
  (5) Cameroon2         Accession       15 March 1973      24 January 1978
  (6) Chad2             Accession       12 February 1974   24 January 1978
  (7) Togo2             Ratification    28 January 1975    24 January 1978
  (8) Gabon2            Accession       06 March 1975      24 January 1978
  (9) United States     Ratification    26 November 1975   24 January 1978
      of America
 (10) Germany3          Ratification    19 July 1976       24 January 1978
 (11) Congo2            Accession       08 August 1977     24 January 1978
 (12) Switzerland3      Ratification    14 September 1977  24 January 1978
 (13) United Kingdom3   Ratification    24 October 1977    24 January 1978
 (14) France3           Ratification    25 November 1977   25 February 1978
 (15) Russian           Ratification    29 December 1977   29 March 1978
      Federation6
 (16) Brazil            Ratification    09 January 1978    09 April 1978
 (17) Luxembourg3       Ratification    31 January 1978    30 April 1978
 (18) Sweden3           Ratification    17 February 1978   17 May 1978
 (19) Japan             Ratification    01 July 1978       01 October 1978
 (20) Denmark3          Ratification    01 September 1978  01 December 1978
 (21) Austria3          Ratification    23 January 1979    23 April 1979
 (22) Monaco3           Ratification    22 March 1979      22 June 1979
 (23) Netherlands3      Ratification    10 April 1979      10 July 1979
 (24) Romania3          Ratification    23 April 1979      23 July 1979
 (25) Norway            Ratification    01 October 1979    01 January 1980
 (26) Liechtenstein3    Accession       19 December 1979   19 March 1980
 (27) Australia         Accession       31 December 1979   31 March 1980
 (28) Hungary3          Ratification    27 March 1980      27 June 1980
 (29) Democratic        Accession       08 April 1980      08 July 1980
      People's Republic
      of Korea
      (North Korea)
 (30) Finland3          Ratification    01 July 1980       01 October 1980
 (31) Belgium3          Ratification    14 September 1981  14 December 1981
 (32) Sri Lanka         Accession       26 November 1981   26 February 1982
 (33) Mauritania2       Accession       13 January 1983    13 April 1983
 (34) Sudan5            Accession       16 January 1984    16 April 1984
 (35) Bulgaria3         Accession       21 February 1984   21 May 1984
 (36) Republic of       Accession       10 May 1984        10 August 1984
      Korea
      (South Korea)
 (37) Mali2             Accession       19 July 1984       19 October 1984
 (38) Barbados          Accession       12 December 1984   12 March 1985
 (39) Italy3            Ratification    28 December 1984   28 March 1985
 (40) Benin2            Accession       26 November 1986   26 February 1987
 (41) Burkina Faso2     Accession       21 December 1988   21 March 1989
 (42) Spain3            Accession       16 August 1989     16 November 1989
 (43) Canada            Ratification    02 October 1989    02 January 1990
 (44) Greece3           Accession       09 July 1990       09 October 1990
 (45) Poland            Accession       25 September 1990  25 December 1990
 (46) Cote d'Ivoire2    Ratification    31 January 1991    30 April 1991
 (47) Guinea2           Accession       27 February 1991   27 May 1991
 (48) Mongolia          Accession       27 February 1991   27 May 1991
 (49) Czech Republic3   Declaration4    18 December 1992   01 January 1993
 (50) Ireland3          Ratification    01 May 1992        01 August 1992
 (51) Portugal3         Accession       24 August 1992     24 November 1992
 (52) New Zealand       Accession       01 September 1992  01 December 1992
 (53) Ukraine           Declaration4    21 September 1992  25 December 1991
 (54) Viet Nam          Accession       10 December 1992   10 March 1993
 (55) Slovakia3         Declaration4    30 December 1992   01 January 1993
 (56) Niger2            Accession       21 December 1992   21 March 1993
 (57) Kazakstan6        Declaration4    16 February 1993   25 December 1991
 (58) Belarus6          Declaration4    14 April 1993      25 December 1991
 (59) Latvia            Accession       07 June 1993       07 September 1993
 (60) Uzbekistan        Declaration4    18 August 1993     25 December 1991
 (61) China             Accession       01 October 1993    01 January 1994
 (62) Slovenia3         Accession       01 December 1993   01 March 1994
 (63) Trinidad and      Accession       10 December 1993   10 March 1994
      Tobago
 (64) Georgia           Declaration4    18 January 1994    25 December 1991
 (65) Kyrgyzstan6       Declaration4    14 February 1994   25 December 1991
 (66) Republic of       Declaration4    14 February 1994   25 December 1991
      Moldova6
 (67) Tajikistan6       Declaration4    14 February 1994   25 December 1991
 (68) Kenya5            Accession       08 March 1994      08 June 1994
 (69) Lithuania3        Accession       05 April 1994      05 July 1994
 (70) Armenia6          Declaration4    17 May 1994        25 December 1991
 (71) Estonia3          Accession       24 May 1994        24 August 1994
 (72) Liberia           Accession       27 May 1994        27 August 1994
 (73) Swaziland5        Accession       20 June 1994       20 September 1994
 (74) Mexico            Accession       01 October 1994    01 January 1995
 (75) Uganda5           Accession       09 November 1994   09 February 1995
 (76) Singapore         Accession       23 November 1994   23 February 1995
 (77) Iceland3          Accession       23 December 1994   23 March 1995
 (78) Turkmenistan6     Declaration4    01 March 1995      25 December 1991
 (79) The former        Accession       10 May 1995        10 August 1995
      Yugoslav Republic
      of Macedonia
 (80) Albania           Accession       04 July 1995       04 October 1995
 (81) Lesotho5          Accession       21 July 1995       21 October 1995
 (82) Azerbaijan6       Accession       25 September 1995  25 December 1995
 (83) Turkey3           Accession       01 October 1995    01 January 1996
 (84) Israel            Ratification    01 March 1996      01 June 1996
 (85) Cuba              Accession       16 April 1996      16 July 1996
 (86) Saint Lucia       Accession       30 May 1996        30 August 1996
 (87) Bosnia and        Accession       07 June 1996       07 Sep. 1996
      Herzegovina
 (88) Serbia and        Ratification    01 November 1996   01 February 1997
      Montenegro7
 (89) Ghana5            Accession       26 November 1996   26 February 1997
 (90) Zimbabwe5         Accession       11 March 1997      11 June 1997
 (91) Sierra Leone5     Accession       17 March 1997      17 June 1997
 (92) Indonesia         Accession       05 June 1997       05 September 1997
 (93) Gambia5           Accession       09 September 1997  09 December 1997
 (94) Guinea-Bissau2    Accession       12 September 1997  12 December 1997
 (95) Cyprus3           Accession       01 January 1998    01 April 1998
 (96) Croatia           Accession       01 April 1998      01 July 1998
 (97) Grenada           Accession       22 June 1998       22 September 1998
 (98) India             Accession       07 September 1998  07 December 1998
 (99) United Arab       Accession       10 December 1998   10 March 1999
      Emirates
(100) South Africa      Accession       16 December 1998   16 March 1999
(101) Costa Rica        Accession       03 May 1999        03 August 1999
(102) Dominica          Accession       07 May 1999        07 August 1999
(103) United Republic   Accession       14 June 1999       14 September 1999
      of Tanzania5
(104) Morocco           Accession       08 July 1999       08 October 1999
(105) Algeria           Ratification    08 December 1999   08 March 2000
(106) Antigua and       Accession       17 December 1999   17 March 2000
      Barbuda
(107) Mozambique5       Accession       18 February 2000   18 May 2000
(108) Belize            Accession       17 March 2000      17 June 2000
(109) Colombia          Accession       29 November 2000   28 February 2001
(110) Ecuador           Accession       07 February 2001   07 May 2001
(111) Equatorial        Accession       17 April 2001      17 July 2001
      Guinea2
(112) Philippines       Accession       17 May 2001        17 August 2001
(113) Oman              Accession       26 July 2001       26 October 2001
(114) Zambia5           Accession       15 August 2001     15 November 2001
(115) Tunisia           Accession       10 September 2001  10 December 2001
(116) Saint Vincent     Accession       06 May 2002        06 August 2002
      and Grenadines
(117) Seychelles        Accession       07 August 2002     07 November 2002
(118) Nicaragua         Accession       06 December 2002   06 March 2003
(119) Papua New Guinea  Accession       14 March 2003      14 June 2003
(120) Syrian Arab       Accession       26 March 2003      26 June 2003
      Republic
(121) Egypt             Ratification    06 June 2003       06 September 2003
(122) Botswana5         Accession       30 July 2003       30 October 2003
(123) Namibia5          Accession       01 October 2003    01 January 2004
(124) San Marino        Accession       14 September 2004  14 December 2004
(125) Comoros           Accession       03 January 2005    03 April 2005
(126) Nigeria           Accession       08 February 2005   08 May 2005
(127) Libyan Arab       Accession       15 June 2005       15 Sep. 2005
      Jamahiriya
(128) Saint Kitts and   Accession       27 July 2005       27 October 2005
      Nevis
(129) Lao People's      Accession       14 March 2006      14 June 2006
      Democratic Republic
(130) Honduras          Accession       20 March 2006      20 June 2006
(131) Malaysia          Accession       16 May 2006        16 August 2006
(132) El Salvador       Accession       17 May 2006        17 August 2006
(133) Guatemala         Accession       14 July 2006       14 October 2006


September 13, 2006                                             JON W. DUDAS
                                            Under Secretary of Commerce for
                                  Intellectual Property and Director of the
                                  United States Patent and Trademark Office

1 Although the PCT entered into force on January 24, 1978, the Assembly
  of the PCT Union fixed June 1, 1978, as the date from which
  international applications could be filed and demands for international
  preliminary examination could be submitted.
2 Member of African Intellectual Property Organization (OAPI) regional
  patent system.
3 Member of European Patent Convention (EPC) regional patent system.
4 Declaration of continued application.
5 Member of African Regional Industrial Property Organization (ARIPO)
  regional patent system.
6 Member of Eurasian Patent Organization (EAPO) regional patent system.
7 The World Intellectual Property Organization has utilized the two-letter
  code "YU" to refer to Serbia and Montenegro formerly the Federal Republic
  of Yugoslavia, becoming a party to the Patent Cooperation Treaty.