Intellectual Property Office
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 dont 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