United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 30 Oct 2007

                       Patent Cooperation Treaty Update

   The International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property
Organization has informed the United States Patent and Trademark
Office, that due to changes in the exchange rate of the U.S. dollar
with regard to the Swiss franc, the dollar amount of certain fees for
international applications filed in the United States Receiving Office
have been changed, effective November 15, 2007.

   The amount of these fees will be:

        International fees

        International filing fee                        $1,163.00

        International filing fee-filed in paper
        with PCT EASY zip file or electronically
        without PCT EASY zip file                       $1,080.00

        International filing fee-filed
        electronically with PCT EASY zip file             $997.00

        Supplemental fee for each page over 30             $12.00

October 4, 2007                                                JON W. DUDAS
                                            Under Secretary of Commerce for
                                  Intellectual Property and Director of the
                                  United States Patent and Trademark Office