Guidance

Intellectual Property Office: how to pay us

Information on paying by card, cheque, bank transfer or deposit account.

From:
Intellectual Property Office and Company Names Tribunal
Published
3 February 2012
Last updated
9 July 2024 — See all updates

Documents

Terms and conditions for Intellectual Property Office deposit accounts

PDF, 44.4 KB, 4 pages

Details

All Intellectual Property Office fee bearing forms should be filed with the appropriate fee.

The following information also applies to any payments relating to the Company Names Tribunal.

Deposit account

If you regularly do business with us, you can pay by deposit account. This is particularly useful if you have to meet any last-minute payment deadlines.

Credit or debit card

We accept payment by Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Maestro.

To pay for paper filed documents .

Please note that we will not accept card payments for:

  • international patent fees (other than the transmittal fee) payable under the Patent Cooperation Treaty
  • international trade mark fees (other than the handling charge) payable under the Madrid Protocol

Cheque

Make your cheque payable to ‘Intellectual Property Office’. Payments from overseas must be in sterling drawn on a United Kingdom clearing bank.

Bank transfer

You must enter a reference when paying by bank transfer. It must include one of the following:

  • an application number (or your full name if you don’t have one)
  • your IPO deposit account number (if you have one)

Our bank account details are:

Barclays Bank PLC
3rd Floor Windsor Court
3 Windsor Place
Cardiff
CF10 3ZL

Sort code: 20-18-23
Account number: 80531766
Swift code: BARCGB22
IBAN number: GB92 BARC 2018 2380 5317 66

Updates to this page

Published 3 February 2012
Last updated 9 July 2024 + show all updates

  1. The Credit or debit card payment service will be unavailable between 6:30am Saturday 13 July and 10pm Sunday 14 July 2024 added.

  2. Bank transfer section updated to include 'enter a reference when paying by bank transfer'

  3. The Credit or debit card payment service will be unavailable between 6:30am Saturday 8 June and 10pm Sunday 9 June 2024 added.

  4. The Credit or debit card payment service will be unavailable between 6:30am Saturday 11 May and 10pm Sunday 12 May 2024 added.

  5. The Credit or debit card payment service will be unavailable between 6:30am to 10pm Saturday 13 April 2024 added.

  6. The Credit or debit card payment service will be unavailable between 6:30am Saturday 9 March 2024 and 10pm Sunday 10 March 2024 added.

  7. The Credit or debit card payment service will be unavailable between 6:30am Saturday 10 February and 10pm Sunday 11 February 2024 added.

  8. The Credit or debit card payment service will be unavailable between 6:30am to 10pm Saturday 20 January 2024 added.

  9. The Credit or debit card payment service will be unavailable between 6:30am and 10pm Saturday 9 December 2023 added.

  10. Removed Credit or debit card payment service will be unavailable between 6:30pm to 10:00pm Saturday 11 November 2023 and 7:30am to 10:00pm Sunday 12 November 2023.

  11. The Credit or debit card payment service will be unavailable between 6:30pm to 10:00pm Saturday 11 November 2023 and 7:30am to 10:00pm Sunday 12 November 2023 added.

  12. The Credit or debit card payment service will be unavailable between 11:45pm Friday 13 October and 10pm Sunday 15 October 2023 added.

  13. The Credit or debit card payment service will be unavailable between 23:45pm Friday 15 September and 10pm Sunday 17 September 2023 added.

  14. The Credit or debit card payment service will be unavailable between 6:30am Saturday 19 August and 10pm Sunday 20 August. 2023 added.

  15. The Credit or debit card payment service will be unavailable between 6:30am and 10pm Saturday 15 July 2023 added.

  16. The Credit or debit card payment service will be unavailable between 6:30am and 10pm Saturday 8 July 2023 added.

  17. The Credit or debit card payment service will be unavailable between 6:30am Saturday 10 June to 10pm Sunday 11 June 2023 added.

  18. The Credit or debit card payment service will be unavailable between 6:30am and 6pm Saturday 13 May 2023 added.

  19. The Credit or debit card payment service will be unavailable between 8am on Saturday 22 April and 10pm on Sunday 23 April 2023 added.

  20. The Credit or debit card payment service will be unavailable between 6:30am until 6pm on Saturday 15 April 2023.

  21. The Credit or debit card payment service will be unavailable between 6:30am Saturday 11 March 2023 and 6pm Sunday 12 March 2023 added.

  22. The Credit or debit card payment service will be unavailable between midnight and 6pm Saturday 11th February and 7am and 6pm on Sunday 12th February 2023 added.

  23. The Credit or debit card payment service will be unavailable between 8am and 6pm Saturday 28 January 2023 added.

  24. The Credit or debit card payment service will be unavailable between 6:30am and 6pm Saturday 21 January 2023 added.

  25. The Credit or debit card payment service will be unavailable between 6:30am and 6pm Saturday 10 December 2022 added.

  26. The Credit or debit card payment service will be unavailable between 6:30am and 6pm Saturday 12 November 2021 added.

  27. The Credit or debit card service will be unavailable from 6am Saturday 22 October 2022 to 9pm 23 October 2022 added.

  28. The credit or debit card payment service will be unavailable between 6:30am and 6pm Saturday 8 October 2022 added.

  29. The credit or debit card payment service will be unavailable between 6:30am and 6pm Saturday 10 September 2022 added.

  30. The credit or debit card payment service will be unavailable between 6:30am and 6pm Saturday 13 August 2022 added.

  31. The credit or debit card payment service will be unavailable between 6:30am Saturday 9 July until 6pm Sunday 10 July 2022 added.

  32. The credit or debit card payment service will be unavailable between 6:30am Saturday 11 June and 3pm Sunday 12 June 2022 added.

  33. The credit or debit card payment service will be unavailable between 6:30am and 10pm Saturday 21 May 2022 added.

  34. The credit or debit card payment service will be unavailable between 6:30am and 6pm Saturday 14 May 2022 and between 7:45am and 1pm Sunday 15 May 2022 added.

  35. The credit or debit card payment service will be unavailable between 6:30am on Saturday 9 April and 7pm on Sunday 10 April 2022 added.

  36. The credit or debit card payment service will be unavailable between 6:45am and 10pm Saturday 19 March 2022.

  37. The credit or debit card payment service will be unavailable between 6:30am and 6pm Saturday 12 March 2022 added.

  38. The credit or debit card payment service will be unavailable between 6:30am and 6pm on Saturday 12 February 2022 added.

  39. The credit or debit card payment service will be unavailable between 6:45am and 10pm on Saturday 5 February 2022 added.

  40. The credit or debit card payment service will be unavailable between 6:30am to 6pm on Saturday 15 January 2022 added.

  41. The credit or debit card payment service will be unavailable between 6:30am and 6pm Saturday 18 December 2021 added.

  42. The credit or debit card payment service will be unavailable between 6:30am Saturday 11 December and 10am Sunday 12 December 2021 added.

  43. The credit or debit card payment service will be unavailable between 6:30am until 6pm Saturday 20 November 2021 added.

  44. This service will be unavailable from 6:30am until 8pm Saturday 9 October.

  45. This service will be unavailable between 6:30am until 6pm Saturday 11 September and from 7am until 8pm Sunday 12 September.

  46. This service will be unavailable from 6:30am Saturday 31 July until 4pm Sunday 1 August 2021.

  47. The credit and debit card section has been updated to include 'This service will be unavailable from 6am to 4pm on Saturday 26 June 2021.'

  48. Sentence 'All Intellectual Property Office fee bearing forms should be filed with the appropriate fee.' added.

  49. From 1 to 31 May 2019 the exchange rate will be £1 = 1.3245 Swiss Francs.

  50. From 1 to 30 April 2019 the exchange rate will be £1 = 1.2983 Swiss Francs.

  51. From 1 to 31 March 2019 the exchange rate will be £1 = 1.3256 Swiss Francs.

  52. From 1 to 28 February 2019 the exchange rate will be £1 = 1.3037 Swiss Francs.

  53. Exchange rate updated.

  54. From 1 to 31 December 2018 the exchange rate will be £1 = 1.2746 Swiss Francs.

  55. From 1 to 30 November 2018 the exchange rate will be £1 = 1.2826 Swiss Francs.

  56. Exchange rate updated for October.

  57. Exchange rate for Madrid applications has been amended to include the whole month that the rate is valid for.

  58. Exchange rate £1 = 1.2562 Swiss francs as of 1 September 2018.

  59. Exchange Rate £1 = 1.2986 Swiss Francs.

  60. Exchange Rate £1 = 1.3092 Swiss Francs as of 1 July 2018.

  61. Exchange Rate £1 = 1.3125 Swiss Francs as of 1 June 2018.

  62. Exchange Rate £1 = 1.3619 Swiss Francs as of 1 May 2018.

  63. Exchange Rate £1 = 1.3410 Swiss Francs as of 1 April 2018.

  64. Terms and conditions for deposit accounts with the Intellectual Property Office updated.

  65. Exchange Rate £1 = 1.2948 Swiss Francs as of 1 March 2018.

  66. IPO's sort code and IBAN number updated.

  67. Exchange rate updated for 1 February.

  68. Terms and conditions for deposit accounts with the Intellectual Property Office updated.

  69. Exchange rate updated.

  70. Exchange Rate £1 = 1.3163 Swiss Francs as of 1 December 2017.

  71. Exchange rate updated for 1 November 2017.

  72. Exchange rate updated for 1 October 2017.

  73. Exchange rate £1= 1.2426 Swiss Francs as of 1 September 2017.

  74. Exchange rate updated for 1 August 2017.

  75. Exchange rate updated for 1 July 2017.

  76. Exchange rate updated for 1 June.

  77. Exchange rate updated for May 2017.

  78. Exchange rate updated to £1 = 1.2597 Swiss Francs as of 1 April 2017.

  79. Exchange rate updated to £1 = 1.2510 Swiss Francs as of 1 March 2017.

  80. Bank transfer address has been amended.

  81. Exchange rate updated to £1 = 1.2427 Swiss Francs as of 1 February 2017.

  82. Exchange rate updated to £1= 1.2592 Swiss Francs as of 1 January 2017.

  83. Exchange rate £1 = 1.2661 Swiss Francs as of 1 December 2016

  84. Exchange rate £1= 1.2054 Swiss Francs as of 1 November 2016

  85. Exchange rate £1= 1.2615 Swiss Francs as of 1 October 2016.

  86. Exchange rate £1= 1.2895 Swiss Francs as of 1 September 2016.

  87. Exchange rate £1 = 1.1844 Swiss Francs.

  88. Exchange rate £1= 1.3105 Swiss Francs as of 1 July 2016.

  89. Exchange rate £1= 1.4494 Swiss Francs as of 1 June 2016.

  90. Exchange rate £1= 1.4014 Swiss Francs as of 1 May 2016.

  91. Exchange rate £1= 1.3834 Swiss Francs as of 1 April 2016.

  92. Exchange rate £1= 1.3855 Swiss Francs as of 1 March 2016.

  93. Exchange rate £1= 1.3155 Swiss Francs as of 1 February 2016.

  94. Exchange rate updated to £1= 1.3561 Swiss Francs as of 1 January 2016.

  95. Exchange rate updated as of 1 December 2015.

  96. Exchange rate updated as of 1 November 2015.

  97. Exchange rate updated as of 1 October 2015.

  98. Exchange rate updated as of 1 September 2015.

  99. Exchange rate updated as of 1 August 2015.

  100. Email address to request a DP1 form now within the terms and conditions.

  101. The exchange rate for Madrid Protocol applications we receive from 1 July 2015 will be £1 = 1.4067 Swiss Francs.

  102. Exchange rate updated as of 1 June 2015.

  103. Exchange rate updated as of 1 May 2015.

  104. Exchange rate updated as of 1 April 2015.

  105. Exchange rate for 1 March 2015 has been added.

  106. Exchange rate for 1 February 2015 has been added.

  107. Exchange rate updated.

  108. Madrid exchange rate amended to £1 = 1.5114.

  109. The exchange rate for Madrid Protocol application fees has been updated.

  110. The exchange rate for Madrid Protocol applications has been updated.

  111. Exchange rate updated on 1 September 2014.

  112. First published.

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