[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 37, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 1999]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 37CFR1.23]

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             TITLE 37--PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND COPYRIGHTS
 
    CHAPTER I--PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
 
PART 1--RULES OF PRACTICE IN PATENT CASES--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A--General Provisions
 
Sec. 1.23  Method of payment.

    All payments of money required for Patent and Trademark Office fees, 
including fees for the processing of international applications 
(Sec. 1.445), should be made in U.S. specie, Treasury notes, national 
bank notes, post office money orders, or by certified check. If sent in 
any other form, the Office may delay or cancel the credit until 
collection is made. Money orders and checks must be made payable to the 
Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks. Remittances from foreign 
countries must be payable and immediately negotiable in the United 
States for the full amount of the fee required. Money sent by mail to 
the Patent and Trademark Office will be at the risk of the sender; 
letters containing money should be registered.


(Pub. L. 94-131, 89 Stat. 685)

[43 FR 20462, May 11, 1978]