---
kind: "section"
citation: "37 C.F.R. § 7.7"
title: "37"
number: "7.7"
heading: "Payments of fees to International Bureau."
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/37/7.7"
---

# §7.7. Payments of fees to International Bureau.

- (a) For documents filed through the trademark electronic filing system, 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 [§ 7.23](/cfr/37/7.23.md).
- (b) The fees in [paragraph (a)](#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; or
  - (2) **Through the Office.** Fees paid through the Office must be paid in U.S. dollars at the time of submission. See [§ 2.207](/cfr/37/2.207.md) of this chapter for acceptable forms of payment and [§ 2.208](/cfr/37/2.208.md) 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/.

## Notes

### Amendments

[68 FR 55769, Sept. 26, 2003, as amended at 69 FR 57185, Sept. 24, 2004; 91 FR 43342, July 15, 2026]

### Authority

Authority: 15 U.S.C. 1123, 35 U.S.C. 2, Pub. L. 116-260, 134 Stat. 1182, unless otherwise noted.

### Source

Source: 68 FR 55769, Sept. 26, 2003, unless otherwise noted.

### Amendments

[68 FR 55769, Sept. 26, 2003, as amended at 69 FR 57185, Sept. 24, 2004; 91 FR 43342, July 15, 2026]