Intellectual Property Office: how to pay us
Updated 5 November 2025
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You can make payment to the Intellectual Property Office by deposit account, card, bank transfer or cheque.
For international payments, the bank making the transfer should be instructed that it is to be made without charge to the beneficiary.
The following information also applies to any payments relating to the Company Names Tribunal.
Deposit account
If you regularly do business with us or pay us large sums of money, you can pay by deposit account.
If you need to setup a deposit account, email customeraccounts@ipo.gov.uk. They will advise you whether a deposit account is right for you and what you need to do next.
If you already have a deposit account and you need to add more funds to your deposit account, you will need to use the DP2 online service. You must use this service every time you need to add funds to your deposit account.
You should read the terms and conditions of our deposit account to understand how to setup and manage your deposit account. These were updated on 1 November 2025.
Credit or debit card
We accept payment by Visa, MasterCard, American Express and Maestro.
Please note that we will not accept card payments for:
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international patent fees (other than the transmittal fee) payable under the Patent Cooperation Treaty
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international trade mark fees (other than the handling charge) payable under the Madrid Protocol
You can make payment by card if you need to pay for a form or make other payments to the IPO.
Bank transfer
You must enter a reference when paying by bank transfer. It must include one of the following:
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an application number (or your full name if you don’t have one)
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your IPO deposit account number or transaction reference 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
Cheque
Make your cheque payable to ‘Intellectual Property Office’. Payments from overseas must be in sterling drawn on a United Kingdom clearing bank.