PATENT COOPERATION TREATY From the RECEIVING OFFICE PCT To: NOTIFICATION THAT INTERNATIONAL APPLICATION CONSIDERED TO BE WITHDRAWN (PCT Article 14(4) and Rule 29.1) Date of mailing (day/month/year) Applicant’s or agent’s file reference IMPORTANT NOTIFICATION International application No. International filing date (day/month/year) Applicant 1. The applicant is hereby notified that this receiving Office declares the international application considered withdrawn because it does not comply with all the requirements for according an international filing date. 2. A notification (Form PCT/RO/115) stating the intention to declare the international application considered withdrawn was mailed by this receiving Office on ___________________________________________ 3. In response to that notification, the applicant has not submitted arguments within the prescribed time limit. the applicant’s arguments have been considered but have not been found persuasive for the following reason(s): the applicant has not submitted a written notice confirming that the missing element referred to in Article 11(1)(iii)(d) and/or (e) was incorporated by reference under Rule 4.18 within the applicable time limit. the applicant has submitted a written notice confirming the incorporation by reference of a missing element but this request has been refused (see Form PCT/RO/114). 4. Consequently, this receiving Office finds that the requirements which were indicated under No. _________________ of the said Notification were not complied with on the date which was accorded as the international filing date. A copy of this Notification is being sent to the International Bureau Name and mailing address of the receiving Office Authorized officer Facsimile No. and to the International Searching Authority Telephone No. Form PCT/RO/143 (July 2009) American LegalNet, Inc. www.FormsWorkFlow.com