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CG-sooe-sa r e v . see ESTABLISHED IB02 E. 1. d u Po n t d e Ne mo u r s 8: Co mp a n y INCO RPORATEO Wil min g t o n , De l a w a r e 19898 LEGAL DEPARTMENT DAVID J. GOULD CORPORATE COUNSEL December 18, 1990 David C. Woodcraft, Esq. Brookes & Martin High Holborn House 52/54 High Holborn London WC1V, 6SE ENGLAND Dear David: Re: European Patent Application No. 87 303 881.8 Your reference : JR/ - Our ref.: CH-1371 please: In response to your letter of November 22, 1990, a) pay the fees for grant and printing of this application; b) file French and German translations of the claims in the European Patent Office; and states, c) proceed with the validation in all designated DJG:ndf Sincerely, 'l ft- David J. Goul FILE CHECKED DEC 18 1990 SETTER THINGS FOR BETTER LIVING , " ........ .6,,, . * "" ,r- , 'f'rttjt'v.-.:.- ' i' N 30954 ESTIMATE Completing grant procedure including settlement of EPO fees for grant and printing and filing French and German translations of claims at EPO (excluding cost of translations) US$1483.00 Validation of the patent in the designated states Belgium (using translation prepared by French Associates) US$902.00 Germany (including translation of claims for filing at the EPO and complete text for Austria or Switzerland) US$750.00 Spain (including translation) US$1767.00 France (including translation of claims for EPO and complete text for Belgium, France and Switzerland) US$1635.00 Great Britain US$138.00 Netherlands (including translation) US$1520.00 Please note that the above figures are only estimates and are subject to alteration of overseas agents charges and fluctuations in exchange rates and urgency charges. Translations of words on drawings are also not included. The European Patent Office official fees are increasing by 2036 from 1 January 1991 and the above estimate takes this into account. N 30954.01 DUP050449523 Esiropaisches Patentamt an Patent Office Generaldirektion 2 Directorate General 2 Office europeen des brevets Direction generate 2 CO, > j > f'l f ErhardtstraBe 27 D-8000 Miinchen 2 (089) 2399-0 Telex 523656 epmu d Telefax (0 89) 23 99-44 65 H Woodcraft, David Charles B&OOKfiS & M&TXN High Hoiboiii House 52/54 High HoLhorn London, WC1V 6SE G.SANDE BHEl'AGNE Oalum/Oate L L II A IL 90 J Zeichen 2ejchen/flef/Bey AnmeJdunfl NrJAppJjcation No./Demande n"//Palent NrVPatenl No./Brevel n* AnmeJdt DCW/CK--1371 8 7303681-8- / Anmelder/ApplicanUDemandeufV/Patentinhaber/PropnetQryTituiaire 1-2, .DU POM' DE NEMOOBo AND COMPANY COMMUNICATION UNDER RULE 51 (6) EPC Further to the communication under Rule 51 (4) EPC dated // <5# ^ your approval of the text to be used as the basis for grant has been duly received _] the Examining Division has accepted your proposed amendments, received on Copies of the amended documents are enclosed. You are requested within a non-extendable period of three months from notification of this communciation so1. to pay the fees for grant and printing. Number of pages: 2. to file in duplicate translations of the claim (s) in the two EPO official languages other than the present or original language of the proceedings 3. to pay the claims fee(s) for Claim No(s). to . (Rule 51 (7) EPC) Number of claims fees payable:); If the grant, printing or claims fees are not paid or the translations not filed in due time, the European patent application will be deemed to be withdrawn (Rule 51 (8) EPC). The amounts of the above fees are as follows: Fee for grant Fee for printing the European patent specification for each page of the application in the form in which it is to be printed. Claims fee for the eleventh and each subsequent claim. Seirag / Amount / Montant DEM 460 13 65 GBP FRF 174 1 580 4,90 45 25 220 CHF 440 13 60 NLG SEK BEF/LUF ITL 530 1 790 9 600 354 000 15 51 270 10 000 70 250 1 400 50 000 ATS 3 320 94 470 ESP 32 900 930 4 600 GRD DICK 46 000 1 800 1 300 51 6 500 25C Beilage zum ABI./Supplement to 0-[/Supplement au JO 3/1990 Registered letter EPO Form 2005 1 07.89 fiECr. 15 NOV S990 i'ZO L& ft i if. N 30954.02 DUP050449524 n-W Note on payment of ren il fees 2- - If a renewal fee falls due between notification of the present communication and the proposed date of publication of the mention of the grant of the European patent, publication will be effected only after the renewal fee and any additional fee has been paid (Rule 51(9) EPC). Under Article 86(4) EPC, renewal fees are payable to the European patent Office until the year in which the mention of the grant of the European patent is published. Filing of translations in the Contracting States Pursuant to Article 65(1) EPC the following Contracting States require a translation of the specification of the European patent in their/ona of their official language(s) (the designated Contracting States are marked with a cross - Rule 51(10) EPC) by the time the European Patent Bulletin publishes the mention of the grant of the European patent: CH/U | | Switzerland (for Switzerland and Liechtenstein) ....... ...................... within three months of publication of the mention of such decision: AT Austria ElBE Belgium EES Spain FR France GB United Kingdom GR IT NL E SE Greece Italy Netherlands Sweden ......-.............. ................ The date on which the European Patent Bulletin publishes the mention of the grant of the European patent will be indicated in the decision on the grant of the European patent (EPO Form 2006). The translations) must be filed in accordance with the provisions applying thereto in the Contracting State(s) concerned. Further details (e.g. appointment of a national representative or indication of an address for service within the country) are given in the EPO information brochure "National law relating to the EPC" and in the supplementary information published in the Official Journal of the EPO. Failure to supply such translations) on time and in accordance with the requirements may result in the patent being deemed to be void ab initio in the State concerned. S~Tel. No.: (089) 2399- J i Enclosures: ....... Copies of the documents with corrections Registered letter EPO Form 2005.3 07.89 DUP050449525