1 National provisions

PA

PR

2 Accounts

Bank of England

Drawing Office

Threadneedle Street

LONDON EC2R 8AH

Patent Office

Account No. 25011006¹;

Sort Code 10 00 00;

IBAN: GB68 BKEN 1000 0025 0110 06

SWIFT: BKENGB2L

¹ Bank transfers only.

3 Methods of payment

(a) cheque drawn in sterling on a UK clearing bank

(b) bank transfer

(c) debit to a client deposit account held by the UK Patent Office

(d) cash payment in person at the UK Patent Office

(e) money order

The documents relating to the payment of fees should be supported by a Fees Sheet (Form FS/1) or equivalent form listing individual fees.

A reference (eg patent or deposit account number) should be quoted to link payment with any forms sent separately.

4 Date considered as the effective payment date

3(a) and 3(e) date of receipt at the UK Patent Office

3(b) date on which credited to the account indicated in column 2

3(c) date of receipt of documents at the UK Patent Office if sufficient funds are present in the deposit account - otherwise the date on which the deposit account is replenished.

3(d) date of payment at the UK Patent Office