OFFICIAL  GAZETTE  of  the
                 UNITED  STATES  PATENT AND TRADEMARK  OFFICE

December 31, 1996                Volume 1193                     Number 5

                                   CONTENTS
                                                                    Page

Patent and Trademark Office Notices
   Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Information
   Notice of Maintenance Fees Payable
   Notice of Expiration of Patents Due to Failure to Pay
      Maintenance Fee
   Reissue Applications Filed
   Commissioner Ordered Reexaminations
   Requests for Reexaminations Filed
   Notice of Expiration of Trademark Registrations
      Due To Failure to Renew
   Registration To Practice
   Erratum
   Reinstatement to Register
   Notice of Policy Change
   Changes in Signature and Filing Requirements
   Erratum
   Certificate of Correction
   Summary of Final Decisions Issued by the
      Trademark Trial and Appeal Board
Special Boxes for Mail
Reference Collections of U.S. Patents Available for Public Use in
   Patent Depository Libraries
Patent Examining Corps
Condition of Trademark Applications
Classification of
   Patents (Including Reissues and Reexaminations)
   Designs and Plants Applications
Geographical Index of Residence of Inventors
   Patents (Including Reissues and Reexaminations)
   Designs and Plant Applications
Marks Published for Opposition
Registrations Issued
   Principal Register
Registrations Issued Under Section 1(d)
   Supplemental Register
Registrations Renewed
Registrations Cancelled
Registrations Amended, Corrected, etc.
Index of Registrants
Change of Address Form
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