[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 37, Volume 1]
[Revised as of July 1, 2008]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 37CFR7.7]

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              TITLE 37--PATENTS, TRADEMARKS, AND COPYRIGHTS
 
  CHAPTER I--UNITED STATES PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE, DEPARTMENT OF 
                                COMMERCE
 
PART 7_RULES OF PRACTICE IN FILINGS PURSUANT TO THE PROTOCOL RELATING TO THE MADRID AGREEMENT CONCERNING THE INTERNATIONAL REGISTRATION OF MARKS--Table of Contents
 
                      Subpart A_General Information
 
Sec. 7.7  Payments of fees to International Bureau.

    (a) For documents filed through TEAS, the following fees may be paid 
either directly to the International Bureau or through the Office:
    (1) International application fees;
    (2) Subsequent designation fees; and
    (3) Recording fee for an assignment of an international registration 
under Sec. 7.23.
    (b) The fees in paragraph (a) of this section may be paid as 
follows:
    (1)(i) Directly to the International Bureau by debit to a current 
account with the International Bureau. In this case, an applicant or 
holder's submission to the Office must include the International Bureau 
account number; or
    (ii) Directly to the International Bureau using any other acceptable 
method of payment. In this case, an applicant or holder's submission to 
the Office must include the International Bureau receipt number for 
payment of the fees; or
    (2) Through the Office. Fees paid through the Office must be paid in 
U.S. dollars at the time of submission. See Sec. 2.207 of this chapter 
for acceptable forms of payment and Sec. 2.208 of this chapter for 
payments using a deposit account established in the Office.
    (c) All fees for paper filings must be paid directly to the 
International Bureau.
    (d) The International Bureau fee calculator may be viewed on the Web 
site of the World Intellectual Property Organization, currently 
available at: http://www.wipo.int/madrid/en/.

[68 FR 55769, Sept. 26, 2003, as amended at 69 FR 57185, Sept. 24, 2004]