Fees and payment

Access current fee amounts, all USPTO systems to file and pay online, and links to additional fee and payment information.

List of patent fees (current fee schedule)

List of trademark fees (current fee schedule)

Pay online (preferred method)

From the table below, select the USPTO system in which you want to make an online payment. We accept credit cards, debit cards that do not require a PIN, deposit accounts, or EFT when paying online. Guest users can only pay with a credit or debit card, but signed in USPTO.gov account users can pay with any payment method stored in Financial Manager.

Patents
Trademarks
Patent Center
File new application or access existing application
(Guest users cannot submit additional documents/fees to an existing application)
Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS)
File new application, submit forms to maintain or renew trademark registration, and much more
Patent Maintenance Fees Storefront
View maintenance fees to maintain utility or reissue utility patents
Assignment Center
Record assignment (ownership) and changes in assignment
Patent Trial and Appeal Case Tracking System (P-TACTS)
File Patent Trial and Appeal Board documents
Electronic System for Trademark Trials and Appeals (ESTTA)
File Trademark Trial and Appeal Board documents
Patent documents
Order certified copies of patents and download uncertified copies
Trademark documents
Order certified copies of trademarks and download uncertified copies

If your deadline is today and the system is unavailable, refer to the alternative payment instructions in the Pay by fax or mail section below. 

Pay by fax or mail

Patent fees

The fax number depends on the type of payment you wish to make. We accept credit and debit card, or deposit account when paying by fax. For credit and debit card payments, include the Credit Card Payment Form.

  • Frequently requested fax numbers appear in the table below. For a comprehensive listing of fax numbers, refer to the Contact us page.
Office
Type of payment
Fax number
Patents Application Assistance UnitMost patent fees (except maintenance fees)571-273-8300
Maintenance Fee BranchPatent maintenance fees571-273-6500

The mailing address depends on the type of payment you wish to make. We accept check or money order, credit and debit card, or deposit account when paying by mail. For credit and debit card payments, include the Credit Card Payment Form.

If our systems are unavailable, see Filing Patent documents during an outage or Filing PTAB documents during an outage for alternative methods to file and pay fees.

Trademark fees

Trademark fees must generally be paid using the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) and are not accepted by fax or regular mail except in certain circumstances, such as a system outage.

If our systems are unavailable, see Filing Trademark documents during an outage or Filing TTAB documents during an outage for alternative methods to file and pay fees.