# MPEP § 1802: PCT Definitions

> Federal · Agency guidance · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S1802

## Section

- **Citation:** MPEP § 1802
- **Heading:** PCT Definitions
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Agency guidance
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** USPTO MPEP / Chapter 1800 - Patent Cooperation Treaty / MPEP § 1802

## Text

The PCT contains definitions in
PCT Article 2
and in
PCT Rule
2
, which are found in MPEP Appendix T. Additional definitions are
in
35 U.S.C.
351
, found in MPEP Appendix L, in
37 CFR 1.9
and
1.401
, found in MPEP Appendix R, and in PCT Administrative
Instructions Section
101
, found in MPEP
Appendix AI
.
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## Nearby sections

- [MPEP § 1801 Basic Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) Principles](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S1801.md)
- [MPEP § 1802 PCT Definitions](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S1802.md)
- [MPEP § 1803 Reservations Under the PCT Taken by, and Notifications of Incompatibility Made by, the United States of America](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S1803.md)
- [MPEP § 1804 [Reserved]](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S1804.md)
- [MPEP § 1805 Where To File an International Application](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S1805.md)
- [MPEP § 1806 Applicants and Inventors](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S1806.md)
- [MPEP § 1807 Agent or Common Representative and General Power of Attorney](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S1807.md)
- [MPEP § 1808 Change in or Revocation of the Appointment of an Agent or a Common Representative](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S1808.md)
- [MPEP § 1809 Access to the USPTO patent electronic filing system](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S1809.md)
- [MPEP § 1810 Filing Date Requirements](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S1810.md)
- [MPEP § 1811 [Reserved]](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S1811.md)
- [MPEP § 1812 Elements of the International Application](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S1812.md)
- [MPEP § 1817 PCT Member States](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S1817.md)
- [MPEP § 1818 [Reserved]](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/MPEP_S1818.md)

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