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/ISA/233   
      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:
    • (i) 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;
    • (ii) all boxes shall be drawn by solid lines; double lines may be presented as single lines;
    • (iii) the box numbers and box titles shall be included even where no information is supplied therein;
    • (iv) the boxes for use by the International Authorities shall be at least as large as those on the printed Forms;
    • (v) all other boxes shall be within one cm in size of those on the printed Forms;
    • (vi) all text shall be 9 points or larger in size;
    • (vii) titles and other information shall be clearly distinguished;
    • (viii) explanatory notes presented in italics on the printed Forms may be omitted.
  • (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.