PATENT COOPERATION TREATY From the RECEIVING OFFICE PCT To: NOTIFICATION ON DECISION OF CONFIRMATION OF INCORPORATION BY REFERENCE OF ELEMENT OR PART (PCT Rule 20.6(b) and (c)) Date of mailing (day/month/year) Applicant’s or agent’s file reference IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION International application No. International filing date/Date of first receipt of papers (day/month/year) Applicant This receiving Office has found that: 1. the requirements of Rules 4.18 and 20.6(a) have been complied with and that an element or part is considered to have been contained in the purported international application on the date on which one or more elements referred to in Article 11(1)(iii) were first received by this receiving Office (for further details on the international filing date accorded see Form PCT/RO/105 issued separately) (Rule 20.6(b)). This decision concerns page number(s) ___________________________________________________________________ ___________________________________________________________________________________________________ received on __________________________________________________________________________________________ For the purposes of Rule 20.6(a)(ii), this decision has been based on: a. b. 2. the priority document furnished under Rule 17.1(a), (b) or (b-bis). a copy of the earlier application as filed (Rule 20.6(a)(ii)). the requirements of Rules 4.18 and 20.6(a) have not been complied with and that an element or part is not considered to have been contained in the purported international application on the date on which one or more elements referred to in Article 11(1)(iii) were first received by this receiving Office (Rule 20.6(c)), for the reasons indicated in the Annex to this form. This decision concerns page number(s) ______________________________________ For further details concerning the processing of the later submitted parts, only where item 2. applies, see Form PCT/RO/126. A copy of this Notification is being sent to the International Bureau and the International Searching Authority. Name and mailing address of the receiving Office Authorized officer Facsimile No. Telephone No. Form PCT/RO/114 (July 2009) American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com International application No. ANNEX TO FORM PCT/RO/114 Continuation of item 2: this receiving Office refuses the request for incorporation by reference of an element or part for the following reason(s): One or more of the following items is not available to the receiving Office and has not been submitted within the applicable time limit under Rule 20.7: a sheet or sheets embodying the entire element contained in the earlier application or the part concerned (Rule 20.6(a)(i)); a copy of the earlier application as filed (Rule 20.6(a)(ii)); a translation of the earlier application (Rule 20.6(a)(iii)); an indication as to where the missing part is contained in the earlier application and, where applicable, in any translation thereof (Rule 20.6(a)(iv)); The missing element or part is not completely contained in the earlier application, the priority of which is claimed (specify): Additional comments, where necessary: Form PCT/RO/114 (Annex) (July 2009) American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com