From Oct 12, 1993 PTO Official Gazette. Uzbekistan becomes 60th PCT member. The United States Patent and Trademark Office has received notification from the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) that Uzbekistan on August 18, 1993, deposited a declaration the effect of which is that the PCT is applied by Uzbekistan. Consequently, nationals and residents of Uzbekistan are entitled to file international applications under the PCT, and Uzbekistan may be designated and elected in international applications. Moreover, the extension to Uzbekistan of the effects of each international application filed on or after December 25, 1991 (the date on which the Soviet Union ceased to exist) and no later than October 13, 1993, may be requested by the applicant concerned. That request must be filed with, and the prescribed fee must be paid to, the International Bureau of WIPO within three months from the date of its notification informing the applicant that a request for extension may be made. An applicant may also extend to Uzbekistan the effect of an international application which was filed before December 25, 1991, provided the application designated the Soviet Union and other conditions and procedures as prescribed by Uzbekistan are met.