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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:
- 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 | ✓ |
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| Pay via bank transfer | ✓ |
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| Make a single payment | ✓ | ✓ |
| Make a batch payment | ✓ |
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| Claim refunds | ✓ |
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| Provide single refund instructions |
| ✓ |
| Request single automatic debit orders | ✓ | ✓ |
| Request batch automatic debit orders | All types | Limited selection |
| Revoke single automatic debit orders | ✓ |
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| Revoke batch automatic debit orders | ✓ |
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Access to the services
| Central Fee Payment | Online Filing 2.0, Online Filing, ePCT |
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| Getting started | Open Online Filing 2.0 |
| Register now | Open ePCT |
| Login |