T.M.E.P. § 1903.02
Payment of International Fees
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1903.02 Payment of International Fees
In addition to the fees required by the USPTO, there are international fees for processing international applications and registrations required by the IB. Fees for international applications, subsequent designations, and requests to record changes of ownership of international registrations may be paid either directly to the IB or through the USPTO if the document is filed through TEAS. 37 C.F.R. 7.7(a). Applicants/holders filing on paper must pay all international fees directly to the IB in Swiss currency. 37 C.F.R. 7.7(c); see Common Regs. 34 to 38 regarding payment of fees. There is a fee calculator and a schedule of fees on the IB website at http://www.wipo.int/madrid/en/.
The IB will accept the following forms of payment:
- Debit to a current account established with the IB;
- Payment into the Swiss postal check account or to any of the specified bank accounts of the IB;
- Banker's check in Swiss currency; and
- Payment in cash at the IB.
Admin. Instr. §19.
The conditions for opening, using, and closing a current account with the IB are posted on the IB website at http://www.wipo.int/madrid/en.
When submitting international applications, subsequent designations and requests to record changes of ownership of international registrations on paper to the IB through the USPTO, the applicant/holder may include a banker's check payable to the IB in Swiss francs for forwarding to the IB with the submission.
Questions concerning payment of international fees should be directed to the IB by mail to the World Intellectual Property Organization, 34 chemin des Colombettes, P.O. Box 18, 1211 Geneva 20, Switzerland; by telephone at 41 22 338 9111; by fax to 41 22 740 1429; or by e-mail to intreg.mail@wipo.int. The USPTO cannot assist applicants/holders in calculating the appropriate international fees or in selecting a method of payment of fees to the IB.