United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 14 November 2006

                       Patent Cooperation Treaty Update

   International filing fees were changed, effective on October 14, 2006,
to allow for a discount for electronic filing of international applications
using USPTO's EFS-Web and PCT EASY software.

   The schedule of PCT fees (in U.S. dollars), as of October 14, 2006, is
as follows:

   International fees
      International filing fee                                    $1,086.00
      International filing fee - filed in paper with
      PCT EASY zip file or electronically without
      PCT EASY zip file                                           $1,008.00
      International filing fee - filed electronically
      with PCT EASY zip file                                        $931.00
      Supplemental fee for each page over 30                         $12.00

October 17, 2006                                               JON W. DUDAS
                                            Under Secretary of Commerce for
                                  Intellectual Property and Director of the
                                  United States Patent and Trademark Office