Modes of payment of transmittal fee, search fee and international filing fee

  • By check (Swiss francs, US dollars or euro) drawn on a Swiss or foreign bank made payable to WIPO and sent to:

World Intellectual Property Organization
PCT Receiving Office Section
34, chemin des Colombettes
1211 Geneva 20
Switzerland

  • By direct bank transfer (Swiss francs, US dollars or euro) to:
Bank :Swiss Credit Bank
 CH-1211 Geneva 70
 Switzerland
Account name:WIPO/OMPI
CHF Account number (IBAN): CH51 0483 5048 7080 8100 0
USD Account number (IBAN): CH17 0483 5048 7080 8200 0
EUR Account number (IBAN): CH33 0483 5048 7080 8200 3
SWIFT code: CRESCH ZZ80A
  • By credit card
VISA(Swiss francs, US dollars or Euro)
MasterCard/Eurocard(Swiss francs, US dollars or Euro)
American Express(Swiss francs or US dollars only)

The RO/IB will not accept payment by credit card if the cardholder submits credit card information on any form or document other than Form PCT/RO/197, and will not be liable for the consequences of any such submission. Failure to use this form may result in the release of your credit card information. This form should not, however, be used if the international application is filed using the PCT-SAFE software, which incorporates a secure function for furnishing credit card details to the RO/IB.

  • By postal transfer (Swiss francs) to WIPO's postal account No. 12-5000-8, Geneva, Switzerland.
  • By debit from a current account established with WIPO.

In order to correctly allot your payment, please indicate:

  • the purpose of your payment;
  • the number of your WIPO current account;
  • the name of the applicant;
  • the file reference or, if known, the PCT international number of the application.

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