CINXE.COM

<!doctype html> <html class="no-js" lang="en"> <head><script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/bundle-playback.js?v=HxkREWBo" charset="utf-8"></script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/wombat.js?v=txqj7nKC" charset="utf-8"></script> <script>window.RufflePlayer=window.RufflePlayer||{};window.RufflePlayer.config={"autoplay":"on","unmuteOverlay":"hidden"};</script> <script type="text/javascript" src="/_static/js/ruffle/ruffle.js"></script> <script type="text/javascript"> __wm.init("https://web.archive.org/web"); __wm.wombat("http://www.wipo.int:80/finance/en/pct.html","20180626004101","https://web.archive.org/","web","/_static/", "1529973661"); </script> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/banner-styles.css?v=S1zqJCYt" /> <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="/_static/css/iconochive.css?v=3PDvdIFv" />  <title>Fees and Payments – PCT System</title><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0"> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge,chrome=1"> <meta http-equiv="cleartype" content="on"> <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8"> <meta name="keywords" content="PCT, fees, international patent applications, current account"><meta property="og:title" content=""/> <meta property="og:description" content=""/> <meta property="og:type" content="website"/> <meta property="og:image" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20180626004101im_/https://www3.wipo.int/export/system/modules/org.wipo.internet.rwd.templates/resources/images/logo-wipo.png"/> <meta property="og:url" content="https://web.archive.org/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/finance/en/pct.html"/><link rel="shortcut icon" type="image/x-icon" href="/web/20180626004101im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/system/modules/org.wipo.internet.rwd.templates/resources/images/favicon/favicon-16x16.png"> <link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="32x32" href="/web/20180626004101im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/system/modules/org.wipo.internet.rwd.templates/resources/images/favicon/favicon-32x32.png"> <link rel="icon" type="image/png" sizes="16x16" href="/web/20180626004101im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/system/modules/org.wipo.internet.rwd.templates/resources/images/favicon/favicon-16x16.png"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="76x76" href="/web/20180626004101im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/system/modules/org.wipo.internet.rwd.templates/resources/images/favicon/apple-touch-icon-76x76.png"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="120x120" href="/web/20180626004101im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/system/modules/org.wipo.internet.rwd.templates/resources/images/favicon/apple-touch-icon-120x120.png"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="152x152" href="/web/20180626004101im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/system/modules/org.wipo.internet.rwd.templates/resources/images/favicon/apple-touch-icon-152x152.png"> <link rel="apple-touch-icon" sizes="180x180" href="/web/20180626004101im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/system/modules/org.wipo.internet.rwd.templates/resources/images/favicon/apple-touch-icon-180x180.png"> <link rel="manifest" href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/site.webmanifest"><link rel="mask-icon" href="/web/20180626004101im_/http://www.wipo.int/safari-pinned-tab.svg" color="#314668"><meta name="msapplication-TileColor" content="#75839a"><meta name="theme-color" content="#75839a"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/web/20180626004101cs_/http://www.wipo.int/export/system/modules/org.wipo.internet.rwd.templates/resources/css/styles2016.css"> <link rel="stylesheet" href="/web/20180626004101cs_/http://www.wipo.int/export/system/modules/org.wipo.internet.rwd.templates/resources/webfonts/ss-standard.css">  <script src="/web/20180626004101js_/http://www.wipo.int/export/system/modules/org.wipo.internet.rwd.templates/resources/scripts/modernizr-2.6.2-min.js"></script> <script src="/web/20180626004101js_/http://www.wipo.int/export/system/modules/org.wipo.internet.rwd.templates/resources/scripts/jquery-min.js"></script>  <script>(function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://web.archive.org/web/20180626004101/https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-P7RLS2');</script>  </head> <body class="theme theme--blue" id="wipo-int"> <noscript><iframe src="https://web.archive.org/web/20180626004101if_/https://www.googletagmanager.com/ns.html?id=GTM-P7RLS2" height="0" width="0" style="display:none;visibility:hidden"></iframe></noscript>  <div class="container printOnly"><img alt="WIPO" id="printLogo" src="/web/20180626004101im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/system/modules/org.wipo.internet.rwd.templates/resources/images/header-logo-wipo.svg"></div> <header role="banner"> <img src="/web/20180626004101im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/system/modules/org.wipo.internet.rwd.templates/resources/images/logo__wipo-picture-mark.svg" alt="WIPO picture mark" class="banner__wipo-mark m-hide"> <div class="container"><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/portal/en/"> <img src="/web/20180626004101im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/system/modules/org.wipo.internet.rwd.templates/resources/images/logo__wipo-word-mark.svg" alt="WIPO logo" class="banner__logo m-hide"> <img src="/web/20180626004101im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/system/modules/org.wipo.internet.rwd.templates/resources/images/logo__wipo-word-mark-no-subtitle.svg" alt="WIPO logo" class="banner__logo t-hide d-hide"> </a> </div> </header> <nav class="navigation"> <a href="#" class="navigation-toggle ss-icon" title="Open the menu" aria-label="Menu">rows</a> <a href="#" class="search-toggle ss-icon d-hide" title="Search WIPO" aria-label="Search">search</a><div class="container"> <ul class="navigation__flyout"><li class="flyout-control"> <a class="m-hide" href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/services/en/">IP Services</a> <a class="t-hide d-hide" href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/services/en/">IP Services</a><div class="flyout"><div class="nav-group nav-group--two"><div class="nav nav--one"> <h3 class="flyout__header">Protecting IP</h3> <ul class="flyout__list"><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/pct/en/">PCT - The International Patent System</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/madrid/en/">Madrid - The International Trademark System</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/hague/en/">Hague - The International Design System</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/lisbon/en/">Lisbon - The International System of Appellations of Origin</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/budapest/en/">Budapest - The International Microorganism Deposit System</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/article6ter/en/">Article 6ter</a></li> </ul></div><div class="nav nav--two"> <h3 class="flyout__header">Resolving Disputes</h3> <ul class="flyout__list"><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/">Alternative Dispute Resolution</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/amc/en/domains/">Domain Name Disputes</a></li> </ul> <h3 class="flyout__header">Paying for IP Services</h3> <ul class="flyout__list"> <li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/finance/en/">How to Pay</a></li> </ul> </div></div> <p class="flyout__span d-hide"> <a class="btn btn-info" href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/services/en/">All IP Services</a></p></div></li><li class="flyout-control"> <a class="m-hide" href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/policy/en/">Policy</a> <a class="t-hide d-hide" href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/policy/en/">Policy</a><div class="flyout"><div class="nav-group nav-group--two"><div class="nav nav--one"> <h3 class="flyout__header">Decision Making & Negotiating Bodies</h3> <ul class="flyout__list"><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/about-wipo/en/assemblies/">WIPO Assemblies</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/policy/en/sccr/">SCCR - Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/policy/en/scp/">SCP - Standing Committee on the Law of Patents</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/policy/en/sct/">SCT - Standing Committee on the Law of Trademarks</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/tk/en/igc/">IGC - Intergovernmental Committee on IP & GR, TK & Folklore</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/policy/en/cdip/">CDIP - Committee on Development and IP</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/cws/en/">CWS - Committee on WIPO Standards</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/enforcement/en/ace/">ACE - Advisory Committee on Enforcement</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/policy/en/index.html#bodies">All Decision Making & Negotiating Bodies</a></li> </ul></div><div class="nav nav--two"> <h3 class="flyout__header">IP & Other Policy Topics</h3> <ul class="flyout__list"><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/tk/en/">Traditional Knowledge</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/econ_stat/en/economics/">Economics</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/policy/en/global_health/">Global Health</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/policy/en/climate_change/">Climate Change</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/ip-competition/en/">Competition Policy</a></li> </ul></div></div> <p class="flyout__span d-hide"> <a class="btn btn-info" href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/policy/en/">All policy</a></p></div></li> <li class="flyout-control"> <a class="m-hide" href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/cooperation/en/">Cooperation</a> <a class="t-hide d-hide" href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/cooperation/en/">Cooperation</a><div class="flyout"><div class="nav-group nav-group--three"> <div class="nav nav--one"> <h3 class="flyout__header">Development Cooperation</h3> <ul class="flyout__list"><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/ip-development/en/agenda/">Development Agenda</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/cooperation/en/technical_assistance/">Technical Assistance</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/cooperation/en/capacity_building/">Human Capacity Building</a></li> </ul></div> <div class="nav nav--two"> <h3 class="flyout__header">Public-Private Partnerships</h3> <ul class="flyout__list"><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/research/en/" target="_blank">WIPO Re:Search</a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180626004101/http://www.accessiblebooksconsortium.org/" target="_blank">Accessible Books Consortium</a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180626004101/https://www3.wipo.int/wipogreen/en/" target="_blank">WIPO GREEN</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/ardi/en/">ARDI</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/aspi/en/">ASPI</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/wipo-match/en/">WIPO Match</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="nav nav--three"> <h3 class="flyout__header">Global Cooperation</h3> <ul class="flyout__list"><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/global_ip/en/">Global Infrastructure</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/enforcement/en/">Building Respect for IP</a></li> </ul> </div> </div> <p class="flyout__span d-hide"> <a class="btn btn-info" href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/cooperation/en/">All cooperation</a></p></div></li> <li class="flyout-control"> <a class="m-hide" href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/reference/en/">Knowledge</a> <a class="t-hide d-hide" href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/reference/en/">Knowledge</a><div class="flyout"><div class="nav-group nav-group--three"><div class="nav nav--one"> <h3 class="flyout__header">IP Databases</h3> <ul class="flyout__list"><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/patentscope/en/">PATENTSCOPE</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/reference/en/branddb/">Global Brand Database</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/madrid/monitor/en/">Madrid Monitor</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/reference/en/designdb/">Global Design Database</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/hague/en/design_search/">Hague Express</a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/ipdl/en/6ter/search-struct.jsp">Article 6ter</a></li> </ul></div><div class="nav nav--two"> <h3 class="flyout__header">Legal Resources</h3> <ul class="flyout__list"><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/wipolex/en/">IP Laws and Treaties (WIPO Lex)</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/">WIPO Administered Treaties</a></li> </ul> <h3 class="flyout__header">Technical Resources</h3> <ul class="flyout__list"><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/classifications/en/">International Classifications</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/standards/en/">Standards (WIPO Handbook)</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/reference/en/wipopearl/">Terminology (WIPO Pearl)</a></li> </ul></div><div class="nav nav--three"> <h3 class="flyout__header">Information Resources</h3> <ul class="flyout__list"><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/archive.jsp">Documents</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/ipstats/en/">Statistics</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/publications/en/">Publications</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/directory/en/">Country Profiles</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/ipadvantage/en/">Case Studies</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/library/en/">Library</a></li> </ul></div></div> <p class="flyout__span d-hide"><a class="btn btn-info" href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/reference/en/">All knowledge</a></p></div></li><li class="flyout-control"> <a class="m-hide" href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/">About IP</a> <a class="t-hide d-hide" href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/">About IP</a><div class="flyout"><div class="nav-group nav-group--three"><div class="nav nav--one"> <h3 class="flyout__header">Intellectual Property</h3> <ul class="flyout__list"><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/copyright/en/">Copyright</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/patents/en/">Patents</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/trademarks/en/">Trademarks</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/designs/en/">Industrial Designs</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/geo_indications/en/">Geographical Indications</a></li> </ul></div><div class="nav nav--two"> <h3 class="flyout__header">Training</h3> <ul class="flyout__list"><li> <a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/academy/en/">WIPO Academy</a></li><li> <a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/topic_type.jsp?group_id=242">Workshops & Seminars</a></li> </ul> <h3 class="flyout__header">IP and ...</h3> <ul class="flyout__list"> <li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/universities_research/">Universities</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/women-and-ip/en/">Gender Equality</a></li> </ul> </div><div class="nav nav--three"> <h3 class="flyout__header">Raising Awareness</h3> <ul class="flyout__list"><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/ip-outreach/en/ipday/">World IP Day</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/ip-outreach/en/awards/">WIPO Awards</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/ip-outreach/en/tools/">Outreach Campaigns</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/wipo_magazine/en/">WIPO Magazine</a></li> </ul></div></div> <p class="flyout__span d-hide"> <a class="btn btn-info" href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/about-ip/en/">All about IP</a></p></div></li><li class="flyout-control"> <a class="m-hide" href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/about-wipo/en/">About WIPO</a> <a class="t-hide d-hide" href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/about-wipo/en/">About WIPO</a><div class="flyout flyout--shaded"><div class="nav-group nav-group--three"><div class="nav nav--one"> <h3 class="flyout__header">About WIPO</h3> <ul class="flyout__list"><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/about-wipo/en/">What is WIPO?</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/members/en/">Member States</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/about-wipo/en/observers/">Observers</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/about-wipo/en/dgo/">Director General</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/about-wipo/en/activities_by_unit/">Activities by Unit</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/about-wipo/en/offices/">External Offices</a></li> </ul></div><div class="nav nav--two"> <h3 class="flyout__header">Working with Us</h3> <ul class="flyout__list"><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/jobs/en/">Jobs</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/procurement/en/">Procurement</a></li> </ul> <h3 class="flyout__header">Accountability</h3> <ul class="flyout__list"><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/about-wipo/en/budget/">Results & Budget</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/about-wipo/en/budget/financial/index.html">Financial Reporting</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/about-wipo/en/oversight/">Oversight</a></li> </ul> </div><div class="nav nav--three"> <h3 class="flyout__header">Connecting with WIPO</h3><div class="flyout__list"> <p>Chemin des Colombettes 34<br> CH-1211 Geneva, Switzerland<br></p> <p> <a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/about-wipo/en/visit_wipo.html">Visit Us</a> | <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180626004101/https://www3.wipo.int/contact/en/">Contact Us</a></p><div class="social"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180626004101/https://www.facebook.com/worldipday/" target="_blank" title="Facebook"> <img src="/web/20180626004101im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/system/modules/org.wipo.internet.rwd.templates/resources/images/social__facebookx2x.png" alt="Facebook"> <span class="social__description">Facebook</span> </a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180626004101/https://www.twitter.com/wipo/" target="_blank" title="Twitter"> <img src="/web/20180626004101im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/system/modules/org.wipo.internet.rwd.templates/resources/images/social__twitterx2x.png" alt="Twitter"> <span class="social__description">Twitter</span> </a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180626004101/https://www.youtube.com/user/wipo/" target="_blank" title="YouTube"> <img src="/web/20180626004101im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/system/modules/org.wipo.internet.rwd.templates/resources/images/social__youtubex2x.png" alt="YouTube"> <span class="social__description">YouTube</span> </a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180626004101/https://www.flickr.com/photos/wipo/collections/" target="_blank" title="Flickr"> <img src="/web/20180626004101im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/system/modules/org.wipo.internet.rwd.templates/resources/images/social__flickrx2x.png" alt="Flickr"> <span class="social__description">Flickr</span> </a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/news/en/" target="_blank" title="RSS"> <img src="/web/20180626004101im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/system/modules/org.wipo.internet.rwd.templates/resources/images/social__rssx2x.png" alt="RSS"> <span class="social__description">RSS</span> </a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180626004101/https://www3.wipo.int/newsletters/en/" title="Newsletters"> <img src="/web/20180626004101im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/system/modules/org.wipo.internet.rwd.templates/resources/images/social__newsletter.png" alt="Newsletters"> <span class="social__description">Newsletters</span> </a></div></div></div></div> <p class="flyout__span d-hide"> <a class="btn btn-info" href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/about-wipo/en/">All about WIPO</a></p></div></li><li class="flyout__control flyout__trailer u-text-center d-hide t-hide"> <a href="#tools" title="Go to Meetings, Language, My Account, Media and Contact information">Tools ↓</a></li> </ul> <form method="GET" action="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/tools/en/gsearch.html" class="form-search" name="searchm" id="searchm"> <input name="cx" type="hidden" value="016458537594905406506:hmturfwvzzq"> <input name="cof" type="hidden" value="FORID:11"> <label class="element-invisible" for="querym">Search</label> <input class="search-query" id="querym" name="q" placeholder="Search WIPO" type="text"> <button class="btn ss-search" title="Search"></button> </form></div> </nav><div class="container"> <div class="wrap-outer"> <div class="wrap-inner"> <ul class="nav-breadcrumb"><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/portal/en/">Home</a></li><li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/services/en/">IP Services</a></li> <li class="active"><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/finance/en/">Paying for IP Services</a></li> </ul> <div class="dropdown nav__on-this-page"><a class="dropdown-toggle" href="#" data-toggle="dropdown">On this page <strong class="caret"></strong></a> <ul class="dropdown-menu dropdown-menu--on-this-page"> <li><a href="#payment">PCT payment methods</a></li> <li><a href="#followup">Payment follow-up</a></li> <li><a href="#refunds">Refund request</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="content"> <h1>Fees and Payments – PCT System</h1> <div class="main"> <p class="lead">The fees payable in connection with an international patent application under the <a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/pct/en/">Patent Cooperation Treaty (PCT) System</a> vary according to the receiving office, international preliminary examining authority and international searching authority chosen when filing an application.</p> <div class="alert alert--warning"><strong>Warning</strong> – <a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/pct/en/warning/pct_warning.html">Requests for payment of fees</a></div> </div> <div class="complementary"> <div class="box"> <h3 class="box__header">Fee amounts</h3> <p>Find out about <a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/pct/en/fees/" target="_blank">types and amounts of fees</a> on the PCT website.</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="content line"> <h2 id="payment">Payment methods</h2> <p class="lead">There are four ways to submit your fees to WIPO. Note: WIPO does not accept payment by cash or check. Any checks received will be returned to the sender.</p> <div class="accordion" id="accordion"> <div class="accordion__group"> <div class="accordion__heading"><a class="accordion__toggle collapsed" data-parent="#accordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#accordion__collapse__01">WIPO Current Account</a></div> <div class="accordion__body collapse" id="accordion__collapse__01"> <div class="accordion__inner"> <p>To pay via direct debit from your WIPO Current Account use the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180626004101/https://webaccess.wipo.int/epayment_pct/">PCT E-Payment System</a> or the online payment function in <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180626004101/https://pct.wipo.int/" target="_blank">ePCT</a>. (Note: sign-in, with strong authentication, is required).</p> <p>If you are filing with the RO/IB on paper, select "Authorization to charge Current account" and quote your WIPO Current Account number on the PCT fee calculation sheet of the Request Form <a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/pct/en/forms/request/ed_request.pdf"><img src="/web/20180626004101im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/sites/www/shared/images/icon/new/pdf.svg" alt="PDF, PCT Request form"/></a>.</p> <p>For special and supplementary fees, indicate your WIPO Current Account number and the PCT application number in your ePCT action or correspondence. Include holder or applicant name, file reference or PCT international application number (if known).</p> <div class="box"><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/finance/en/current_account/">Learn more about the WIPO Current Account</a>, including how to open one.</div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion__heading"><a class="accordion__toggle collapsed" data-parent="#accordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#accordion__collapse__02">Credit card</a></div> <div class="accordion__body collapse" id="accordion__collapse__02"> <div class="accordion__inner"> <p>Credit card payments are available <strong>only</strong> for the payment of:</p> <ul class="dot__list"> <li>fees to the RO/IB; and</li> <li>supplementary search fees to the International Bureau.</li> </ul> <div class="alert alert--warning"><strong>Warning</strong> – WIPO will confirm credit card payments by e-mail only. <strong>WIPO does not issue any other payment receipt or invoice for online credit card payments</strong>. If you do not receive an email acknowledgement, please <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180626004101/https://www3.wipo.int/contact/en/area.jsp?area=pct-payments">contact us</a>.</div> </div> </div> <div class="accordion__heading"><a class="accordion__toggle collapsed" data-parent="#accordion" data-toggle="collapse" href="#accordion__collapse__03">Bank (wire) or postal (Europe only) transfer</a></div> <div class="accordion__body collapse" id="accordion__collapse__03"> <div class="accordion__inner"> <table class="table table-bordered table-striped"> <thead> <tr> <th rowspan="2">Transfer method</th> <th colspan="2" style="text-align: center;">Currency</th> </tr> <tr> <th>Fees to the RO/IB</th> <th>Special fees / supplementary search fees to the IB</th> </tr> </thead> <tbody> <tr> <td>Bank transfer</td> <td>Swiss francs, US dollars or euro</td> <td>Swiss francs</td> </tr> <tr> <td>Postal transfer</td> <td>Swiss francs</td> <td>Swiss francs</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>You <strong>must </strong>provide the following information when you submit your payment (failure to do so will delay the processing of your application and/or result additional fees):</p> <ul> <li>purpose of payment;</li> <li>name of applicant;</li> <li>E-Pay reference number;</li> <li>file reference or, if known, PCT international application number.</li> </ul> <p>You will be responsible for any additional fees charged by your bank or any intermediary bank.</p> <section class="cols cols--two is-border-divided"> <div class="col"> <h3>WIPO Bank transfer details</h3> <ul> <li>Account name: WIPO / OMPI</li> <li>Credit Suisse, CH-1211 Geneva 70</li> <li>CHF account number (IBAN): CH51 0483 5048 7080 8100 0</li> <li>USD account number (IBAN): CH17 0483 5048 7080 8200 0 (RO/IB payments only)</li> <li>EUR account number (IBAN): CH33 0483 5048 7080 8200 3 (RO/IB payments only)</li> <li>Swift: CRESCHZZ80A</li> </ul> </div> <div class="col"> <h3>WIPO Postal transfer details (within Europe only)</h3> <ul> <li>Account name: WIPO / OMPI</li> <li>SWISS POST/Postfinance, Engelhaldenstrasse 37, CH-3030 Bern</li> <li>IBAN: CH03 0900 0000 1200 5000 8</li> <li>Swift: POFICHBE</li> </ul> </div> </section> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div class="content line"> <h2><a name="followup"></a>Payment follow-up</h2> <p>All payments are acknowledged and include the contact details of the authorized officer processing the application. If you do not receive an acknowledgement within 10 days, please <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180626004101/http://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/teamlookup.jsf" target="_blank">contact the authorized officer</a>.</p> <h3 id="refunds">Refund requests</h3> <p>All refund requests should be addressed to the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180626004101/http://patentscope.wipo.int/search/en/teamlookup.jsf" target="_blank">authorized officer</a> processing your application.  For further details of which fees may be refunded, refer to the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/pct/en/appguide/text.jsp?page=ip05.html#_5.197" target="_blank">PCT Applicant’s Guide</a>.</p> </div> </div>  </div> <div id="tools"><h4 class="d-hide t-hide">Tools</h4> <ul><li><a class="tools__link" href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/pressroom/en/">Media</a></li> <li><a class="tools__link" href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/">Meetings</a></li> <li><a class="tools__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180626004101/https://www3.wipo.int/contact/en/area.jsp?area=finance">Contact Us</a></li> <li><a class="tools__link" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180626004101/https://www3.wipo.int/myaccount/en/">My Account</a></li><li class="dropdown language-switcher"><label class="tools__link dropdown-toggle" for="dropdown__toggle" href="#"> English <strong class="caret"></strong></label> <input name="dropdown__toggle" id="dropdown__toggle" type="checkbox"><ul class="dropdown-menu"><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/finance/ar/pct.html">عربي</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/finance/es/pct.html">Español</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/finance/fr/pct.html">Français</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/finance/ru/pct.html">Русский</a></li><li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/finance/zh/pct.html">中文</a></li></ul></li></ul></div></div> </div> <footer role="contentinfo"><div class="contentinfo__inner"> <a class="self" href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/portal/en/" title="World Intellectual Property Organization"><img src="/web/20180626004101im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/system/modules/org.wipo.internet.rwd.templates/resources/images/logo__wipo.svg" alt="WIPO logo" class="t-hide m-hide"></a> <ul> <li><a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180626004101/https://www3.wipo.int/contact/en/">Contact Us</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/tools/en/sitemap.html">Site map</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/accessibility/en/">Accessibility</a></li> <li><a href="/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/tools/en/disclaim.html">Terms of use and privacy policy</a></li> </ul> <div class="social" id="social"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180626004101/https://www.facebook.com/worldipday/" target="_blank" title="Facebook"> <img src="/web/20180626004101im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/system/modules/org.wipo.internet.rwd.templates/resources/images/social__facebookx2x.png" alt="Facebook"> <span class="social__description">Facebook</span> </a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180626004101/https://www.twitter.com/wipo/" target="_blank" title="Twitter"> <img src="/web/20180626004101im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/system/modules/org.wipo.internet.rwd.templates/resources/images/social__twitterx2x.png" alt="Twitter"> <span class="social__description">Twitter</span> </a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180626004101/https://www.youtube.com/user/wipo/" target="_blank" title="YouTube"> <img src="/web/20180626004101im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/system/modules/org.wipo.internet.rwd.templates/resources/images/social__youtubex2x.png" alt="YouTube"> <span class="social__description">YouTube</span> </a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180626004101/https://www.flickr.com/photos/wipo/collections/" target="_blank" title="Flickr"> <img src="/web/20180626004101im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/system/modules/org.wipo.internet.rwd.templates/resources/images/social__flickrx2x.png" alt="Flickr"> <span class="social__description">Flickr</span> </a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180626004101/http://www.wipo.int/news/en/newsfeed.jsp" target="_blank" title="RSS"> <img src="/web/20180626004101im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/system/modules/org.wipo.internet.rwd.templates/resources/images/social__rssx2x.png" alt="RSS"> <span class="social__description">RSS</span> </a> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180626004101/https://www3.wipo.int/newsletters/en/" target="_blank" title="Newsletters"> <img src="/web/20180626004101im_/http://www.wipo.int/export/system/modules/org.wipo.internet.rwd.templates/resources/images/social__newsletter.png" alt="Newsletters"> <span class="social__description">Newsletters</span> </a> </div> <a class="u-line-top u-display-block t-hide d-hide flyout__span" href="#wipo-int">Back to top ↑</a> </div> </footer><script src="/web/20180626004101js_/http://www.wipo.int/export/system/modules/org.wipo.internet.rwd.templates/resources/scripts/plugins2016-min.js"></script> <script src="/web/20180626004101js_/http://www.wipo.int/export/system/modules/org.wipo.internet.rwd.templates/resources/scripts/main2016-min.js"></script> <script src="/web/20180626004101js_/http://www.wipo.int/export/system/modules/org.wipo.internet.rwd.templates/resources/webfonts/ss-standard.js"></script> <script src="/web/20180626004101js_/http://www.wipo.int/export/system/modules/org.wipo.internet.rwd.templates/resources/scripts/wipo.js"></script></body></html>