United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 15 August 2006

                       Patent Cooperation Treaty Update

   The International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property
Organization has informed the United States Patent and Trademark Office
that an increased dollar amount has been established for the search fee
required by the European Patent Office with effect from September 15,
2006. The dollar amount of the search fee required by the European
Patent Office when acting as International Searching Authority will be
$2,059 beginning September 15, 2006.

July 14, 2006                                                  JON W. DUDAS
                                            Under Secretary of Commerce for
                                  Intellectual Property and Director of the
                                  United States Patent and Trademark Office