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)

Select the USPTO system from the table below corresponding to the type of payment you wish to make. 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.

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.

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.

• For a listing of current mailing addresses, refer to the Mailing and hand carry addresses page.

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.