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Payment methods

Which payment method to choose?

You have several options when it comes to paying your patent fees online. You can:

  • Use Central Fee Payment where you can arrange to pay:
    • by debit order from your deposit account
    • by credit card with immediate effect
    • by using the bank transfer functionality
  • Use online filing services to pay by debit order from your deposit account
Feature Central Fee Payment Online Filing 2.0, Online Filing, ePCT
Pay using a deposit account

Pay with a credit card  
Pay via bank transfer  
Make a single payment
Make a batch payment  
Claim refunds  
Provide single refund instructions  
Request single automatic debit orders
Request batch automatic debit orders  
Revoke single automatic debit orders  
Revoke batch automatic debit orders  

Access to the services

Central Fee Payment Online Filing 2.0, Online Filing, ePCT
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