Payments and Fees

• Tariff of Fees
• Payment Methods
  • Electronic-Filing / Online
  • Paper / Facsimile
  • In-Person
  • Deposit Accounts
• CIPO Fee Payment Form

Payment of fees for registration and/or maintenance of intellectual property (IP) rights can be made in any of the formats outlined below. Feel free to use the method of payment that best suits your needs. Consult this page for links to reference documents related to payments, fees and helpful forms.

Tariff of Fees

• Patent
• Trade-marks
• Copyrights
• Industrial Designs
• Integrated Circuit Topographies

Payment Methods

How to pay your maintenance fees or IP rights to CIPO

Electronic-Filing / Online

• Credit card (accepted: Visa, Master Card and American Express)
• Deposit accounts

Electronic Payment Tips
Site Availability

* Cannot be paid by deposit account.

Paper / Facsimile

When sending payments by paper or facsimile, please use the Fee Payment Form. The following payment methods are accepted:

• Credit card
• Deposit accounts
• Money order / Cheque
• Wire transfer

All cheques must be made made payable to "Receiver General of Canada".
Please note that international payments must be made in Canadian dollars.

In-Person

CIPO also accepts requests and payments made in person at our headquarters in Gatineau, Quebec or in the regional offices designated in our correspondence procedures. Please use the Fee Payment Form. The following payment methods are accepted:

• Cash
• Credit card
• Deposit accounts
• Cheque / Money order
• Wire transfer

*Cash and debit cards are accepted in-person at CIPO headquarters only.

Deposit Accounts

Deposit accounts are an accepted method of payment for e-filing systems released before April 1, 2008. They are a quick and convenient way to do business with CIPO.

To open a deposit account, please contact the Finance branch at cipo.finance.opic@ic.gc.ca.

Deposit Account Replenishment

Replenishing your deposit account can be done by cash, debit card, money order, cheque, wire transfer or credit card. It is important to note that you are solely responsible to ensure sufficient funds are available when a payment request is made and that proper instructions are given when replenishing your deposit account.

To ensure the instructions hold all details needed, we recommend using the Fee Payment Form (available April 20, 2009) which can be sent to CIPO by fax, mail or by hand delivery.

Deposit account balances will be sent on a monthly basis, or you may request it by emailing the Finance branch at cipo.finance.opic@ic.gc.ca.