What is the Request form in a PCT application?

The Request form (PCT/RO/101) is a standardized form used in filing an international patent application under the Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT). According to MPEP 1821, “The Request must either be made on a standardized form PCT/RO/101 to be filled in with the required indications or be presented as a computer printout complying with the PCT Administrative Instructions.”

Key points about the Request form:

• It can be downloaded for free from WIPO’s website
• It can be obtained from the USPTO
• Alternatively, applicants can use WIPO’s ePCT system to generate a compliant computer printout

To learn more:

• PCT
• Request Form
• International Patent Application
• WIPO
• ePCT