MPEP App. AI, Section 102 – Use of the Forms

(a) Subject to paragraphs (b) to (k) and Section 103, the International Authorities shall use, or require the use of, the mandatory Forms specified below:

(i) Forms for use by the applicant:
PCT/RO/101 (request Form) PCT/IPEA/401 (demand Form)

(ii) Forms for use by the receiving Offices:

PCT/RO/103	PCT/RO/115	PCT/RO/152
PCT/RO/104	PCT/RO/117	PCT/RO/153
PCT/RO/105	PCT/RO/118	PCT/RO/154
PCT/RO/106	PCT/RO/123	PCT/RO/155
PCT/RO/107	PCT/RO/126	PCT/RO/156
PCT/RO/109	PCT/RO/133	PCT/RO/157
PCT/RO/110	PCT/RO/136	PCT/RO/158
PCT/RO/111	PCT/RO/143	PCT/RO/159
PCT/RO/112	PCT/RO/147
PCT/RO/113	PCT/RO/150
PCT/RO/114	PCT/RO/151

(iii) Forms for use by the International Searching Authorities:
PCT/ISA/201 PCT/ISA/212 PCT/ISA/234
PCT/ISA/202 PCT/ISA/217 PCT/ISA/235
PCT/ISA/203 PCT/ISA/218 PCT/ISA/236
PCT/ISA/205 PCT/ISA/219 PCT/ISA/237
PCT/ISA/206 PCT/ISA/220
PCT/ISA/209 PCT/ISA/225
PCT/ISA/210
PCT/SISA/501 PCT/SISA/504 PCT/SISA/507
PCT/SISA/502 PCT/SISA/505 PCT/SISA/510
PCT/SISA/503 PCT/SISA/506

(iv) Forms for use by the International Bureau:

PCT/IB/301	PCT/IB/325	PCT/IB/357
PCT/IB/304	PCT/IB/326	PCT/IB/358
PCT/IB/305	PCT/IB/331	PCT/IB/360
PCT/IB/306	PCT/IB/332	PCT/IB/366
PCT/IB/307	PCT/IB/335	PCT/IB/367
PCT/IB/308	PCT/IB/336	PCT/IB/368
PCT/IB/310	PCT/IB/337	PCT/IB/369
PCT/IB/311	PCT/IB/338	PCT/IB/370
PCT/IB/313	PCT/IB/339	PCT/IB/371
PCT/IB/314	PCT/IB/344	PCT/IB/373
PCT/IB/315	PCT/IB/345	PCT/IB/374
PCT/IB/316	PCT/IB/346	PCT/IB/376
PCT/IB/317	PCT/IB/349	PCT/IB/377
PCT/IB/318	PCT/IB/350	PCT/IB/378
PCT/IB/319	PCT/IB/351	PCT/IB/379
PCT/IB/320	PCT/IB/353	PCT/IB/399
PCT/IB/321	PCT/IB/354
PCT/IB/323	PCT/IB/356

(v) Forms for use by the International Preliminary Examining Authorities:

PCT/IPEA/402	PCT/IPEA/414	PCT/IPEA/440
PCT/IPEA/404	PCT/IPEA/415	PCT/IPEA/441
PCT/IPEA/405	PCT/IPEA/416	PCT/IPEA/442
PCT/IPEA/407	PCT/IPEA/420	PCT/IPEA/443
PCT/IPEA/408	PCT/IPEA/425	PCT/IPEA/444
PCT/IPEA/409	PCT/IPEA/431
PCT/IPEA/412	PCT/IPEA/436

(b) Slight variations in layout necessary in view of the printing of the Forms referred to in paragraph (a) in various languages are permitted.
(c) Slight variations in layout in the Forms referred to in paragraph (a)(ii) to (v) are permitted to the extent necessary to meet the particular office requirements of the International Authorities, in particular in view of the production of the Forms by computer or of the use of window envelopes.
(d) Where the receiving Office, the International Searching Authority and/or the International Preliminary Examining Authority are each part of the same Office, the obligation to use the Forms referred to in paragraph (a) does not extend to communications within that same Office.
(e) The annexes to Forms PCT/RO/106, PCT/RO/118, PCT/ISA/201, PCT/ISA/205, PCT/ISA/206, PCT/ISA/210, PCT/ISA/219, PCT/IB/313, PCT/IB/336, PCT/IPEA/404, PCT/IPEA/405 and PCT/IPEA/415 may be omitted in cases where they are not used.
(f) The notes attached to Forms PCT/RO/101 (request Form), PCT/IB/375 (supplementary search request Form) and PCT/IPEA/401 (demand Form) shall be distributed by the International Authorities concerned together with the printed versions of those Forms. The notes attached to Form PCT/ISA/220 shall accompany the Form when sent to the applicant.
(g) The use of Forms other than those referred to in paragraph (a) is optional.
(h) Where the request or the demand is presented as a computer print-out, such print-out shall be prepared as follows:
1. (i) subject to subparagraph (ix), the layout and contents of the request and the demand when presented as computer print-outs shall correspond to the format of Forms PCT/RO/101 (request Form) and PCT/IPEA/401 (demand Form) ("the printed Forms"), with the same information being presented on the corresponding pages;
2. (ii) all boxes shall be drawn by solid lines; double lines may be presented as single lines;
3. (iii) the box numbers and box titles shall be included even where no information is supplied therein;
4. (iv) the boxes for use by the International Authorities shall be at least as large as those on the printed Forms;
5. (v) all other boxes shall be within one cm in size of those on the printed Forms;
6. (vi) all text shall be 9 points or larger in size;
7. (vii) titles and other information shall be clearly distinguished;
8. (viii) explanatory notes presented in italics on the printed Forms may be omitted;
9. (ix) the request and the demand when presented as computer print-outs may contain additional or alternative details concerning the means of communication with the applicant.
(i) Other formats permitted for the presentation of the request and the demand as computer print-outs may be determined by the Director General. Any such format shall be published in the Gazette.
(j) The page-based layout of a Form generated from a character-coded format shall be permitted if it is generated using a stylesheet provided by the International Bureau.
(k) A Form may be transmitted by one Office, International Authority or the International Bureau to another in character-coded format only, without its page based layout, if the recipient Office, Authority or Bureau has agreed to receive the information in such format and has agreed to generate any page based layout which may be required for the recipient Office’s file records.

PCT/ISA/201	PCT/ISA/212	PCT/ISA/234
PCT/ISA/202	PCT/ISA/217	PCT/ISA/235
PCT/ISA/203	PCT/ISA/218	PCT/ISA/236
PCT/ISA/205	PCT/ISA/219	PCT/ISA/237
PCT/ISA/206	PCT/ISA/220
PCT/ISA/209	PCT/ISA/225
PCT/ISA/210

PCT/SISA/501	PCT/SISA/504	PCT/SISA/507
PCT/SISA/502	PCT/SISA/505	PCT/SISA/510
PCT/SISA/503	PCT/SISA/506