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PCT, International Applications Referenced Items (357, 358, 359, 360, 361, 362, 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371, 372, 373, 374, 375, 376, 377, 378, 379, 380, 381, 382, 383, 384, 385, 386, 387, 388, 389, 390, 391)
(383)                  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 fees required by the Korean
Intellectual Property Office with effect from November 1, 2011. The dollar
amount of the search fee required by the Korean Intellectual Property Office
when acting as an International Searching Authority will be $1,233 beginning
November 1, 2011.

   The International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization
has also 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 amounts of certain fees for international applications
filed in the United States Receiving Office have been changed, effective
November 1, 2011.

The amount of these fees will be:

International fees

   International filing fee .......................... $1,758.00
   International filing fee-filed in paper with
      PCT EASY zip file or electronically without
      PCT EASY zip file .............................. $1,626.00
   International filing fee-filed electronically
      with PCT EASY zip file ......................... $1,494.00
   Supplemental fee for each page over 30 ............ $20.00

   The International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property Organization
has also 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 for the handling fee required by United States
Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has changed with effect from November 1,
2011. The dollar amount of the handling fee required by United States Patent
and Trademark Office when acting as an International Preliminary Examining
Authority will be $264 beginning November 1, 2011.

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