United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 01 May 2007

                    Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Update
                        Accession by DominicanRepublic

   The United States Patent and Trademark Office received
notification from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
that the Dominican Republic, on February 28, 2007, deposited its
instrument of accession to the PCT, and on May 28, 2007, will become
bound by the PCT. Consequently, any international application filed on
or after May 28, 2007, will automatically include the designation of
the Dominican Republic (country code: DO). Nationals and residents of
the Dominican Republic will be entitled, as from May 28, 2007 to file
international applications under the PCT.

   Also, because the Dominican Republic will be bound by
Chapter II of the PCT, it will automatically be elected in any demand
for international preliminary examination filed in respect of an
international application filed on or after May 28, 2007.

                        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 Korea  Accession      10 May 1984       10 August 1984
      (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) VietNam            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
(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 September 1996
(88) Serbia             Declaration6   19 September 2006 01 February 1997
(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 September 2005
(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
(134) Malta3            Accession      01 December 2006  01 March 2007
(135) Montenegro        Declaration4   04 December 2006  03 June 2006
(136) Bahrain           Accession      18 December 2006  18 March 2007
(137) Dominican         Accession      28 February 2007  28 May 2007
       Republic


April 3, 2007                                                  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.