PATENT COOPERATION TREATY From the INTERNATIONAL BUREAU PCT To: INFORMATION CONCERNING ELECTED OFFICES NOTIFIED OF THEIR ELECTION (PCT Article 31(7) and Rule 61.3) Date of mailing (day/month/year) Applicant’s or agent’s file reference International application No. IMPORTANT INFORMATION International filing date (day/month/year) Priority date (day/month/year) Applicant 1. The applicant is hereby informed that the International Bureau has, according to Article 31(7), notified each of the following Offices of its election: 2. The following Offices have waived the requirement for the notification of their election; the notification will be sent to them by the International Bureau only upon their request: 3. [Text to be printed where the elections are made before the expiration of 19 months from the priority date] Since the election(s) was (were) made before the expiration of 19 months from the priority date, the applicant is reminded that he must enter the “national phase” before the expiration of 30 months from the priority date before each of the Offices listed above. This must be done by paying the national fee(s) and furnishing, if prescribed, a translation of the international application (Article 39(1)(a)), as well as, where applicable, by furnishing a translation of any annexes of the international preliminary report on patentability (Chapter II of the Patent Cooperation Treaty) (Article 36(3)(b) and Rule 74.1). Some Offices have fixed time limits expiring later than the above-mentioned time limit. See the Annex to Form PCT/IB/301 and, for details about the applicable time limits, Office by Office, see the PCT Applicant’s Guide, Volume II, National Chapters, the PCT Newsletter and the WIPO Internet site, updated regularly. [Text to be printed where the elections are made after the expiration of 19 months from the priority date] Since the election(s) was (were) made after the expiration of 19 months from the priority date, the applicant is reminded that he must, subject to the following paragraph, enter the national phase within 20 months from the priority date (or later in some Offices) before some of the designated Offices in respect of which Article 22(1), as modified with effect of 1 April 2002, does not apply, by paying the national fee(s) and furnishing, if prescribed, a translation of the international application. However, in respect of most other designated Offices, the time limit of 30 months (or later) may nevertheless apply. See the Annex to Form PCT/IB/301 and, for details about the applicable time limits, Office by Office, see the PCT Applicant’s Guide, Volume II, National Chapters, the PCT Newsletter and the WIPO Internet site, updated regularly. The International Bureau of WIPO 34, chemin des Colombettes 1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland Facsimile No. +41 22 338 82 70 Authorized officer Telephone No. +41 22 338 XX XX Form PCT/IB/332 (October 2005) American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com