USPTO Enhances Deposit Account Transaction Security for Paper Fee Payments and Authorizations

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USPTO Enhances Deposit Account Transaction Security for Paper Fee Payments and Authorizations

Effective March 15, any charge to a deposit account appearing on a paper filed by mail, facsimile transmission, or a PDF document filed in EFS-Web, TEAS, or other storefronts, must be signed by a person listed in the USPTO’s Financial Manager system as having fee payer permissions.  

A paper authorization signed by anyone other than a deposit account fee payer in Financial Manager will not be accepted and the fee will not be considered paid. For more information, see the Official Gazette notice, which was published on February 14, 2017.

For assistance with adding users to your deposit account or updating their Financial Manager permissions, please send an email to FeesHelp@uspto.gov or call 800-786-9199 or 571-272-1000 (select option 3, then option 4).