!081194 Swaziland joins the PCT next month Swaziland deposited its instrument of accession to the PCT on June 20, 1994, and will become bound by the PCT on September 20, 1994. Therefore, in any international application filed on or after September 20, 1994, Swaziland may be designated and, because it is bound by Chapter II of the PCT, may also be elected. Furthermore, as from September 20, 1994, nationals and residents of Swaziland will be entitled to file international applications under the PCT. Since Swaziland is a member State of the African Regional Industrial Property Organization (ARIPO), a designation for an ARIPO patent, as from September 20, 1994, will also cover Swaziland (country code: SZ). Greg Aharonian Internet Patent News Service