Court Forms

Official court forms referenced in or required by the Federal Circuit Rules of Practice are available below.

wdt_ID Form Number Form Name Category Revision
1 01 Notice of Appeal from a United States Court (pdf) Notices of Appeal and Petitions for Review 03/01/2023
11 05 Petition for Review of an Order or Decision of an Agency, Board, Commission, Office, Bureau (pdf) Notices of Appeal and Petitions for Review 03/01/2023
12 06 Motion and Declaration for Leave to Proceed in Forma Pauperis (pdf) Docketing Fee Waivers 03/01/2023
13 06A Supplemental in Forma Pauperis Form for Prisoners (pdf) Docketing Fee Waivers 12/01/2023
14 06B USERRA Notification Form (pdf) Docketing Fee Waivers 07/01/2020
15 08A Entry of Appearance (pdf) Preliminary Filings and Certifications 07/01/2020
16 08B Notice of Unrepresented Person Appearance (pdf) Preliminary Filings and Certifications 03/01/2023
17 09 Certificate of Interest (pdf) Preliminary Filings and Certifications 03/01/2023
18 10 Fed Cir. R. 15(c) Statement Concerning Discrimination (pdf) Preliminary Filings and Certifications 07/01/2020
19 11 Informal Brief (MSPB or Arbitrator Cases) (pdf) Informal Briefs 07/01/2020
20 11A Informal Brief of Appellee/Respondent (pdf) Informal Briefs 07/01/2020
21 12 Informal Brief (District Court, Court of International Trade, and Court of Federal Claims Cases) (pdf) Informal Briefs 07/01/2020
22 13 Informal Brief (Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims Cases) (pdf) Informal Briefs 07/01/2020
23 14 Informal Brief (Board of Contract Appeals, Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences, Trademark Trial and Appeal Board, and International Trade Commission Cases) (pdf) Informal Briefs 07/01/2020
24 15 Informal Brief (Secretary of Veterans Affairs Cases Under 38 U.S.C. 502) (pdf) Informal Briefs 07/01/2020
25 16 Informal Brief (GAO, OCWR, EEOC, Secretary of Agriculture, Secretary of Labor, OSHRC, FLRA, and Bureau of Justice Assistance Cases) (pdf) Informal Briefs 03/01/2023
26 17 Informal Reply Brief (pdf) Informal Briefs 07/01/2020
27 19 Certificate of Compliance with Type-Volume Limitation (pdf) Preliminary Filings and Certifications 07/01/2020
28 20 Applications for Fees and other Expenses Under the Equal Access to Justice Act (pdf) Costs and Fees 06/01/2021
29 21 Application of Admission to the Bar (pdf) Admission to the Bar 07/01/2020
30 22 Transcript Purchase Order (pdf) Preliminary Filings and Certifications 03/01/2016
31 24 Bill of Costs and Instructions (pdf) Costs and Fees 12/01/2023
32 25 Mediator Application (pdf) Mediation Program 03/01/2021
33 26 Docketing Statement (pdf) Preliminary Filings and Certifications 07/01/2020
34 27 Confidential Joint Request to Enter Appellate Mediation Program (pdf) Mediation Program 03/01/2021
35 28 Confidential Mediation Survey of Parties (pdf) Mediation Program 03/01/2021
36 29 Confidential Mediator Report (pdf) Mediation Program 03/01/2021
37 30 Certificate of Service (pdf) Preliminary Filings and Certifications 07/01/2020
38 31 Certificate of Confidential Material (pdf) Preliminary Filings and Certifications 07/01/2020
39 32 Response to Notice to Advise of Scheduling Conflicts (pdf) Oral Argument 03/01/2023
40 33 Response to Notice of Oral Argument (pdf) Oral Argument 03/01/2023
44 34 Records Request (pdf) Records 01/16/2018
45 18 Joint Stipulation of Voluntary Dismissal (pdf) Voluntary Dismissal 03/01/2023
46 09A Notice of Related Case Information (pdf) Preliminary Filings and Certifications 03/01/2023