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2510 Submission of Maintenance Fee >Payments and< Documents [R-2] - 2500 Maintenance Fees
2510 Submission of Maintenance Fee >Payments and< Documents [R-2]
** >SUBMISSION OVER THE INTERNET
Maintenance fee payments can be made quickly and easily over the Internet at www.uspto.gov by electronic funds transfer (EFT), credit card or deposit account payment methods. See MPEP § 509 and § 2522 for additional information pertaining to payments by credit card and payments by deposit account.
SUBMISSION BY MAIL
As provided in 37 CFR 1.1(d)(1), the mailing address for maintenance fee payments not electronically submitted over the Internet is:
United States Patent and Trademark Office
P.O. Box 371611
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15250-1611
Correspondence related to maintenance fees other than payments of maintenance fees in patents must be mailed to:
Mail Stop M Correspondence
Director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office
Alexandria, Virginia 22313-1450<
37 CFR 1.366(b) provides that the certificate of mailing procedures of 37 CFR 1.8 or the mailing by "Express Mail" provisions of 37 CFR 1.10 may be utilized in paying maintenance fees. The specific requirements of either 37 CFR 1.8 or 1.10 must be fully complied with if the benefits of either are desired. See MPEP § 512 and § 513.
SUBMISSION BY FACSIMILE
Payment of a maintenance fee is accepted via facsimile, when charged to a deposit account or to a credit card. ** >Credit Card Payment Form (PTO-2038)< should be used if payment is made by credit card. See MPEP § 509 and § 2522. In addition, requests pertaining to post-issuance documents, such as change of correspondence address, assignment of fee address, etc., may be submitted by facsimile.
37 CFR 1.366(b) provides that the certificate of transmission procedure of 37 CFR 1.8 may be utilized in paying maintenance fees. The specific requirements of 37 CFR 1.8 must be fully complied with if the benefits thereof are desired. See MPEP § 512.
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