International-Type Search Report {PCT-ISA-201}

PATENT COOPERATION TREATY PCT INTERNATIONAL-TYPE SEARCH REPORT (PCT Article 15(5)) National application No. Country or Office of filing Applicants or agents file reference Filing date (day/month/year) (Earliest) Priority date (day/month/year) Applicant Date of request for international-type search International-type search request No. This international-type search report has been prepared by this Internat ional Searching Authority and is transmitted to the applicant. This international-type search report consists of a total of__________sheets. It is also accompanied by a copy of each prior art document cited in thi s report. 1. Basis of the report a. With regard to the language, the international-type search was carried out on the basis of: the application in the language in which it was filed a translation of the application into _____________________________, which is the language of a translation furnished for the purposes of the international-type search b. With regard to any nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence disclosed in the application, see Box No. I. 2. Certain claims were found unsearchable (See Box No. II). 3. Unity of invention is lacking (See Box No. III). Form PCT/ISA/201 (first sheet) (April 2005) American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com<<<<<<<<<********>>>>>>>>>>>>> 2 INTERNATIONAL-TYPE SEARCH REPORT Search request No. Box No. I Nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence(s) (Continuation of item1.b of the first sheet) 1. With regard to any nucleotide and/or amino acid sequence disclosed in th e application, this international-type search was carried out on the basis of : a. type of material a sequence listing table(s) related to the sequence listing b. format of material on paper in electronic form c. time of filing/furnishing contained in the application as filed filed together with the application in electronic form furnished subsequently to this Authority for the purposes of search 2. In addition, in the case that more than one version or copy of a sequenc e listing and/or table relating thereto has been filed or furnished, the required statements that the information in the subseq uent or additional copies is identical to that in the application as filed or does not go beyond the application as filed, as appropriate, were furnished. 3. Additional comments: Form PCT/ISA/201 (continuation of first sheet (1)) (April 2005) American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com<<<<<<<<<********>>>>>>>>>>>>> 3 INTERNATIONAL-TYPE SEARCH REPORT Search request No. Box No. II Observations where certain claims were found unsearchable (Continuation of item 2 of first sheet) This international-type search report has not been established in respec t of certain claims for the following reasons: 1. Claims Nos.: because they relate to subject matter not required to be searched by thi s Authority, namely: 2. Claims Nos.: because they relate to parts of the national application that do not com ply with the prescribed requirements to such an extent that no meaningful international-type search can be carried out, specifi cally: Box No. III Observations where unity of invention is lacking (Continuation of item 3 of first sheet) This International Searching Authority found multiple inventions in this national application, as follows: 1. As all required additional search fees were timely paid by the applicant , this international-type search report covers all searchable claims. 2. As all searchable claims could be searched without effort justifying add itional fees, this Authority did not invite payment of additional fees. 3. As only some of the required additional search fees were timely paid by the applicant, this international-type search report covers only those claims for which fees were paid, specifically claims N os.: 4. No required additional search fees were timely paid by the applicant. C onsequently, this international-type search report is restricted to the invention first mentioned in the claims; it is covere d by claims Nos.: Remark on Protest The additional search fees were accompanied by the applicants protes t and, where applicable, the payment of a protest fee. The additional search fees were accompanied by the applicants protes t but the applicable protest fee was not paid within the time limit specified in the invitation. No protest accompanied the payment of additional search fees. Form PCT/ISA/201 (continuation of first sheet (2)) (April 2005) American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com<<<<<<<<<********>>>>>>>>>>>>> 4 INTERNATIONAL-TYPE SEARCH REPORT Search request No. A. CLASSIFICATION OF SUBJECT MATTER According to International Patent Classification (IPC) or to both nati onal classification and IPC B. FIELDS SEARCHED Minimum documentation searched (classification system followed by clas sification symbols) Documentation searched other than minimum documentation to the extent t hat such documents are included in the fields searched Electronic data base consulted during the international search (name of data base, and, where practicable, search terms used) C. DOCUMENTS CONSIDERED TO BE RELEVANT Category* Citation of document, with indication, where appropriate, of the relevan t passagesRelevant to claim No. Further documents are listed in the continuation of Box C. Patent family members are listed in annex. * Special categories of cited documents: T later document published after the international filing date or priority A document defining the general state of the art which is not considereddate and not in conflict with the application but cited to understand to be of particular relevance the principle or theory underlying the invention E earlier application or patent but published on or after the internationa lX document of particular relevance; the claimed invention cannot be filing date considered novel or cannot be considered to involve an inventive L document which may throw doubts on priority claim(s) or which isstep when the document is taken alone cited to establish the publication date of another citation or other Y document of particular relevance; the claimed invention cannot be special reason (as specified) considered to involve an inventive step when the document is combined with one or more other such documents, such combinationO document referring to an oral disclosure, use, exhibition or other means being obvious to a person skilled in the art P document published prior to the international filing date but later than & document member of t