The Office of PCT Legal Administration is
comprised of two branches: PCT Special Programs and PCT
Legal Affairs.
PCT Special Programs
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PCT Legal Affairs Branch |
The function of the PCT Special Programs Branch is to educate and assist the
patent community with respect to the Patent Cooperation
Treaty.
- provides training courses to help patent
applicants and practitioners file PCT applications
- provides instruction to patent examiners at
the USPTO concerning the search and examination of
PCT applications.
- provides direct assistance regarding PCT applications via
the PCT
Help Desk.
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The PCT Legal Affairs Branch resolves legal
issues relating to the Patent Cooperation Treaty.
Such issues most often arise through petitions to
the Commissioner in PCT international applications
and in U.S. national stage applications submitted under 35
U.S.C. 371.
- interprets and/or suggests changes to patent
laws and rules and studies their
effect on the Patent Cooperation Treaty.
- deals with other aspects of international patent
law such as harmonization, the Patent
Law Treaty, and electronic filing.
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Correspondence and Location for PCT Operations
(addresses used for filing new international applications, responses
to invitations, demands, national phase entry paper, etc.) |
Correspondence Address
Mail Stop PCT
Commissioner for Patents
PO Box 1450
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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Location Address
PCT Operations
Crystal Plaza 2
220 20th Street South
Arlington, VA 22202
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Correspondence and Location of the Office
of PCT Legal Administration (used for filing petitions and other
legal matters in international applications and national phase
applications filed under 35 U.S.C. 371) |
Correspondence Address
Mail Stop PCT
Attention: PCT Legal
Commissioner for Patents
PO Box 1450
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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Location Address
Office of PCT Legal Administration
Madison West, 7th floor
600 Dulaney Street
Alexandria, VA 22313-1450
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PCT Forms, Fees and Information |
PCT Documents
PCT General Information
Related Sites
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An important goal of the USPTO is to provide the worldwide
intellectual property community with the most innovative and up-to-date
customer service involving the Patent Cooperation Treaty. In our
continuing efforts to meet the rapidly growing needs of our customers
on a worldwide basis and provide a user-friendly product, we offes
downloadable forms and fee information
needed for the filing of international applications
in the United States Receiving Office (RO/US) and
the prosecution of international applications before the United
States International Searching Authority (ISA/US), the United
States International Preliminary Examining Authority (IPEA/US),
and the United States Designated/Elected Office (DO/EO/US).
Forms are available in Adobe Acrobat Portable Document
Format (PDF). Viewing and printing the forms requires
that you have Adobe's free
Acrobat Reader installed on your computer. Details
concerning Adobe Acrobat Reader installation and integration
with your web browser are dependent upon your computing
and browsing environment and cannot be provided or
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Note: The USPTO has made every effort to ensure
that the PCT forms and information available on this site are accurate
and up-to-date. It is the user's responsibility to ensure that the
forms and information being downloaded and used in connection with
any international application are accurate and current. The Request
and Demand Forms are typically updated twice a year (January and
July) by the International Bureau of the World Intellectual Property
Organization (WIPO). Any newly revised forms or information should
be available within 48 hours of receipt by the office. A reasonable
delay between the date of revision and availability on this web site
should be anticipated.
PCT Mailing List |
The Office of PCT Legal Administration maintains a mailing
list to notify PCT customers, via e-mail, of updates
to the forms and other information on these pages. Requests to
be placed on this list should be sent to pctupdates-request@uspto.gov.
Please ensure that you include your preferred e-mail address
in the request. The USPTO privacy
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PCT Help Desk |
The PCT Help Desk, which provides information and assistance
on the PCT process, may be reached
- by telephone at (703) 305-3257 between
the hours of 9:00 am and 4:30 pm (EST/EDT), Monday
through Friday; or
- by facsimile (FAX) at (571) 273-0419 twenty-four
hours a day.
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Feedback |
Comments and suggestions relating to the forms and information
available on this site may be directed to the Office of PCT Legal
Administration by mail or facsimile. Any correspondence by mail
should be addressed to Mail Stop PCT, Commissioner for
Patents, PO Box 1450, Alexandria, VA 22313-1450. The contents
of the envelope should be addressed to the attention of Carol
Bidwell mailto:Carol.Bidwell@uspto.gov.
Carol may be reached by facsimile (FAX) at (571)
273-0419. |
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