United States Patent and Trademark Office OG Notices: 11 April 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 April 1, 2006.
The dollar amount of the search fee required by the European Patent
Office when acting as International Searching Authority will be $1,925
beginning April 1, 2006.

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