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Offices with official warnings or verified fee material are listed with specific facts; jurisdictions without such material get the official domain, toolbox entry and general advice. Fee pages and official warnings are marked separately, and "pending" does not mean no official warning exists. The domain suffix must match completely, and an official domain printed on a notice may itself be imitated.
| Office and official domain | Fees and invoices | Official links | How to verify | Checked on |
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| BX Benelux Office for Intellectual Property www.boip.int | Payee and channels as officially published. BOIP's policy on sending invoices and its payment channels were not verified; confirm with the website or the official information centre. | BOIP: misleading invoices warning and list of senders BOIP: misleading invoices warning and list of senders IP Toolbox Benelux Office for Intellectual Property: application status search | Enter the application number in the BOIP trademark register to check status; for doubtful fee letters contact the information centre via the website. BOIP: from trademark application to registration | fee facts checked |
| EM European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO) www.euipo.europa.eu euipo.europa.eu www.tmdn.org | EU trade mark fees are paid to the EUIPO; confirm through the official User Area and fee pages; cards, bank transfer or an EUIPO current account can be used. The EUIPO's official warning states that it does not send invoices or payment requests for trade mark/design registration or renewal by post or e-mail; genuine notifications within a procedure are checked in the official User Area. | European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO): fee schedule EUIPO: misleading invoices warning and examples EUIPO: misleading invoices warning and examples EUIPO: FAQ on fees and payment IP Toolbox European Union Intellectual Property Office (EUIPO): application status search | Check in the official User Area; send doubts to CustomerCare@euipo.europa.eu. EUIPO: user alert on fraudulent e-mails EUIPO: user alert on fraudulent e-mails | fee facts checked |
| EP European Patent Office www.epo.org | European patent procedure fees are paid to the EPO, in euros via Central Fee Payment by card, transfer or deposit account. Only the EPO automatically carries out the legally effective publication/registration of European patents. The warning page was not used to conclude that the EPO never sends invoices in any procedure. Third-party invoices claiming to publish/register on behalf of the EPO have nothing to do with the official patent procedure. | EPO: patent fees EPO: warning about misleading fee requests EPO: warning about misleading fee requests EPO: fee payment and refunds IP Toolbox | Check through the official EPO Customer Services contact form. EPO: contact | fee facts checked |
| WO World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) www.wipo.int www3.wipo.int | Madrid fees are paid directly to the WIPO International Bureau in Swiss francs or through the office of origin; available methods vary by transaction and start from WIPO's official eMadrid / payment pages. Private directories or publication listings have no effect under the Madrid System. Authenticity is not judged on 'receiving an e-mail or notice' alone. WIPO sends payment confirmations/receipts; check the transaction, the reference number and the official channel. | WIPO: international trademark application fees WIPO: Madrid System misleading fee demands warning WIPO: examples of misleading invoices and notices WIPO: Madrid System payment methods WIPO: PCT misleading fee demands warning IP Toolbox World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO): application status search | Check the notice through Contact Madrid or your existing agent, and look it up in Madrid Monitor. WIPO: Contact Madrid WIPO: Contact Madrid | fee facts checked |
Fee facts for the offices below are pending; official publications prevail. Verify through the toolbox or the official directory, not through contacts attached to a notice.
| Office and official domain | Official links | Domain source checked on |
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| AP African Regional Intellectual Property Organization www.aripo.org regionalip.aripo.org | IP Toolbox | |
| GCC Patent Office of the Cooperation Council for the Arab States of the Gulf (GCC Patent Office) www.gccpo.org | IP Toolbox | |
| OA African Intellectual Property Organization oapi.int siege.oapi.int | IP Toolbox |
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| CN China National Intellectual Property Administration www.cnipa.gov.cn sbj.cnipa.gov.cn | CNIPA trademark fees are charged according to the official fee items and standards. Since May 2016 the Trademark Office no longer posts paper trademark gazettes, and applicants are not asked to pay anything for the delivery of official documents. Verified: no paper trademark gazette is posted and no delivery charge is made for official documents; this does not mean trademark procedures carry no statutory official fees. General billing and the specific payment channels were not fully verified this time. | China Trademark Office: fee schedule CNIPA: beware of cash-on-delivery paper trademark gazettes CNIPA: notice on the unified enquiry telephone number IP Toolbox China National Intellectual Property Administration: application status search | Check through CNIPA's official enquiry channels; public enquiry line 010-62356655; trademark status is searched from the China Trademark Office website. China National Intellectual Property Administration: verification entry | fee facts checked |
| HK Intellectual Property Department www.ipd.gov.hk esearch.ipd.gov.hk efiling.ipd.gov.hk | Trademark application fees are paid to the Government of the Hong Kong SAR. The official FAQ lists crossed bank drafts in Hong Kong dollars; card payment applies to the IPD e-filing system; telegraphic transfers and foreign-currency cheques are not accepted. The general policy on sending invoices was not verified. IPD does not provide any 'trademark on the Internet' registration service and has not authorised any company to provide one. | IPD: trademark forms and fees IPD: Trade Marks Ordinance FAQ IP Toolbox Intellectual Property Department: application status search | IPD verification hotline: +852 2961 6901; enquiry@ipd.gov.hk. IPD: news (2023-04-12 alert on impersonation calls) IPD: news (2023-04-12 alert on impersonation calls) | fee facts checked |
| IN Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks ipindia.gov.in tmrsearch.ipindia.gov.in | Trademark fees are paid to the Trade Marks Registry under the First Schedule of the Trade Marks Rules; e-filings must be paid at the same time; an official e-filing system exists. The general policy on sending invoices was not verified. Official alert of 2026-02-06: someone scrapes public application data and claims by phone or e-mail that a payment will get the application allowed. | IP India: trademark forms and fees IP India: public notices IP India: alert on fraudsters IP Toolbox Office of the Controller General of Patents, Designs and Trade Marks: application status search | General enquiries within India: 1800-110-989; trademark e-filing helpdesk: tmr-helpdesk@nic.in. IP India: contact IP India: contact | fee facts checked |
| JP Japan Patent Office www.jpo.go.jp www.j-platpat.inpit.go.jp | After a decision to register, the registration fee payment form must be filed with the JPO and the fee paid; for trademarks the 10-year fee can be paid at once or in two 5-year instalments. A transfer to the post office or via Pay-easy alone does not complete the payment procedure. The general policy on sending invoices was not verified. The official explanation says payment deadlines after registration are not notified individually; this does not mean the office never sends payment-related notices. | JPO: industrial property fee table JPO: fraudulent notices and fee requests from outside the treaty organisations IP Toolbox Japan Patent Office: application status search | Registration fee enquiries: +81 3 3581 1101, trademark registration ext. 2713; Madrid System enquiries ext. 2671 / 2672. JPO: payment of the registration fee Japan Patent Office: reporting channel | fee facts checked |
| KR Ministry of Intellectual Property www.moip.go.kr www.kipris.or.kr www.kipo.go.kr | Madrid international application fees are paid item by item to KIPO or to the WIPO International Bureau. The initial international fee normally covers examination in the designated countries and the first 10-year registration fee; the official page notes that some designated countries charge an instalment after the decision to register. The general rule on invoices for Korean domestic procedures was not verified. This entry covers Madrid application fees only; some designated countries may charge instalments after the decision to register, and renewals, subsequent designations, divisions and other later steps must be checked separately. | KIPO: Madrid application fee calculation and payment IP Toolbox Ministry of Intellectual Property: application status search | Enquiry centre within Korea: 1544-8080; international applications division: +82 42 481 5206. KIPO: Madrid application fee calculation and payment | fee facts checked |
| SG Intellectual Property Office of Singapore www.ipos.gov.sg digitalhub.ipos.gov.sg | Applications, renewals and correspondence are handled in IPOS Digital Hub. Official correspondence is delivered to the account Inbox by default and the registered e-mail receives an alert; official fees in correspondence should match the fee schedule on the website. IPOS does not instruct payment by phone, SMS or e-mail; this does not exclude official fees legitimately due in Digital Hub, nor the official e-mail alerts. | IPOS: trademark forms and fees IPOS: unsolicited IP services IP Toolbox Intellectual Property Office of Singapore: application status search | Log in to Digital Hub and check the Inbox; or contact IPOS: ipos_enquiry@ipos.gov.sg / +65 6339 8616. Official e-mail addresses end in @ipos.gov.sg. Intellectual Property Office of Singapore: verification entry IPOS: impersonation alert | fee facts checked |
Fee facts for the offices below are pending; official publications prevail. Verify through the toolbox or the official directory, not through contacts attached to a notice.
| Office and official domain | Official links | Domain source checked on |
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| AE Ministry of Economy and Tourism www.moet.gov.ae | IP Toolbox | |
| AM Intellectual Property Office of the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Armenia aipo.am | IP Toolbox | |
| AZ Intellectual Property Agency of the Republic of Azerbaijan copat.gov.az reyestr.copat.az | IP Toolbox | |
| BD Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks dpdt.gov.bd bd.publish.wipo.net | IP Toolbox | |
| BH Ministry of Industry and Commerce www.moic.gov.bh | IP Toolbox | |
| BN Brunei Darussalam Intellectual Property Office www.bruipo.gov.bn | IP Toolbox | |
| BT Department of Intellectual Property, Bhutan www.moice.gov.bt | IP Toolbox | |
| GE National Intellectual Property Center of Georgia (Sakpatenti) www.sakpatenti.gov.ge | IP Toolbox | |
| ID Directorate General of Intellectual Property www.dgip.go.id pdki-indonesia.dgip.go.id | IP Toolbox | |
| IL Israel Patent Office www.gov.il trademarks.justice.gov.il | IP Toolbox | |
| IQ Trademark Registration Department, Ministry of Industry and Minerals www.industry.gov.iq | IP Toolbox | |
| IR Intellectual Property Center of the Islamic Republic of Iran iripo.ssaa.ir | IP Toolbox WIPO directory of offices | |
| JO Industrial Property Protection Directorate ippd.mit.gov.jo ippublish.mit.gov.jo | IP Toolbox | |
| KG Ministry of Science, Higher Education and Innovation of the Kyrgyz Republic ilim.gov.kg base.patent.kg | IP Toolbox | |
| KH Department of Intellectual Property, Ministry of Commerce www.cambodiaip.gov.kh digitalip.cambodiaip.gov.kh | IP Toolbox | |
| KW Ministry of Commerce and Industry www.moci.gov.kw | IP Toolbox | |
| KZ National Institute of Intellectual Property (Kazpatent) kazpatent.kz gosreestr.kazpatent.kz | IP Toolbox | |
| LA Department of Intellectual Property, Ministry of Industry and Commerce dip.gov.la online.dip.gov.la | IP Toolbox | |
| LB Intellectual Property Protection Office, Ministry of Economy and Trade www.economy.gov.lb | IP Toolbox | |
| LK National Intellectual Property Office of Sri Lanka www.nipo.gov.lk nipo.lk.wipo.net | IP Toolbox | |
| MM Intellectual Property Department, Ministry of Commerce www.ipd.gov.mm efiling.ipd.gov.mm | IP Toolbox | |
| MN Intellectual Property Office of Mongolia ipom.gov.mn ipom.mn.publish.wipo.net | IP Toolbox | |
| MO Economic and Technological Development Bureau www.dsedt.gov.mo | IP Toolbox | |
| MY Intellectual Property Corporation of Malaysia www.myipo.gov.my | IP Toolbox | |
| NP Department of Industry, Nepal www.doind.gov.np | IP Toolbox | |
| OM Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Investment Promotion tejarah.gov.om | IP Toolbox | |
| PH Intellectual Property Office of the Philippines www.ipophil.gov.ph wipopublish.ipophil.gov.ph | IP Toolbox | |
| PK Intellectual Property Organization of Pakistan ipo.gov.pk | IP Toolbox | |
| QA Ministry of Commerce and Industry www.moci.gov.qa | IP Toolbox | |
| SA Saudi Authority for Intellectual Property www.saip.gov.sa | IP Toolbox | |
| TH Department of Intellectual Property www.ipthailand.go.th search.ipthailand.go.th | IP Toolbox | |
| TJ State Institution "National Center for Patents and Information" of the Ministry of Economic Development and Trade of the Republic of Tajikistan (NCPI) ncpi.tj | IP Toolbox | |
| TM State Service for Intellectual Property of the Ministry of Finance and Economy of Turkmenistan (Turkmenpatent) fineconomic.gov.tm | IP Toolbox | |
| TW Intellectual Property Office, Ministry of Economic Affairs www.tipo.gov.tw cloud.tipo.gov.tw | IP Toolbox | |
| UZ Intellectual Property Centre under the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Uzbekistan im.adliya.uz | IP Toolbox | |
| VN Intellectual Property Office of Viet Nam ipvietnam.gov.vn wipopublish.ipvietnam.gov.vn | IP Toolbox |
| Office and official domain | Fees and invoices | Official links | How to verify | Checked on |
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| CH Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property www.ige.ch www.swissreg.ch | The Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property (IPI) accepts payment by invoice and debits from authorised official current accounts; certain procedures and services can also be paid online. Check against the official procedure and fee schedule. IPI's official payment notes expressly include payment by invoice; receiving an invoice does not in itself show the notice is fake. Paid entries in private registers or directories have no legal registration effect. | IPI: trademark fees IPI: beware of fake fee invoices IPI: unreliable service providers IPI: payment methods IP Toolbox Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property: application status search | IPI contact centre: +41 31 377 77 77; trademark status can be checked in Swissreg. IPI: beware of fake fee invoices | fee facts checked |
| DE German Patent and Trade Mark Office www.dpma.de register.dpma.de | DPMA states the trademark fee in the filing receipt or the online filing summary and sends no further invoice or fee notice; publication in the official register carries no extra charge. The payment period runs from filing. No invoice or payment request is sent; do not wait for an invoice before paying. Check the amount and deadline in the filing receipt and on the official fee page. | DPMA: trademark fees DPMA: warning about misleading payment requests DPMA: list of companies issuing misleading fee demands IP Toolbox German Patent and Trade Mark Office: application status search | DPMA customer service: +49 89 2195-1000 / info@dpma.de; also check DPMAregister. DPMA: customer service DPMA: warning about misleading payment requests | fee facts checked |
| ES Spanish Patent and Trademark Office www.oepm.es consultas2.oepm.es sede.oepm.gob.es | Trademark fees must follow the items and payment methods published by the OEPM; paying a private register or publication company has no additional effect on OEPM procedures or trademark protection. OEPM FAQ: fees already paid are taxes and no tax invoice is issued; e-payments provide a downloadable payment receipt, and over-the-counter bank payments are receipted by the bank. This does not mean the office never issues payment or correction notices. | OEPM: trademark and trade name fees OEPM: warnings OEPM: charges by private registers or publications OEPM: FAQ on fee invoices IP Toolbox Spanish Patent and Trademark Office: application status search | OEPM information: informacion@oepm.es / +34 910 780 780. OEPM: contact | fee facts checked |
| FR National Institute of Industrial Property www.inpi.fr data.inpi.fr procedures.inpi.fr | French national trademark applications are filed on the INPI e-procedures portal and the filing fee is paid at filing by bank card or INPI payment account. Other procedures should be checked separately against the official fee schedule. The general rule on invoices in trademark procedures was not verified. The warning page here concerns company formalities: INPI does not send letters asking for payment by scanning a QR code. | INPI: schedule of fees for procedures and services INPI: fraudulent fee letters for company formalities INPI: trademark applicants and fees IP Toolbox National Institute of Industrial Property: application status search | Check the case on the INPI e-procedures portal; INPI telephone: +33 1 56 65 89 98. INPI: legal notice | fee facts checked |
| GB Intellectual Property Office www.gov.uk | UKIPO official fees are paid to the Intellectual Property Office according to the official forms and fee schedule; deposit account, card, bank transfer or cheque can be used, with restrictions for some international procedure fees. Official payment channels verified; the anti-fraud warning was not used to infer whether UKIPO sends invoices generally. High-priced renewal monitoring or private register fees should be verified first. | UKIPO: trademark forms and fees UKIPO: beware of misleading payment requests UKIPO: beware of misleading payment requests UKIPO: how to pay IP Toolbox Intellectual Property Office: application status search | Send a copy of the notice to misleadinginvoices@ipo.gov.uk and ask UKIPO to check. UKIPO: beware of misleading payment requests UKIPO: beware of misleading payment requests | fee facts checked |
Fee facts for the offices below are pending; official publications prevail. Verify through the toolbox or the official directory, not through contacts attached to a notice.
| Office and official domain | Official links | Domain source checked on |
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| AL General Directorate of Industrial Property (GDIP) dppi.gov.al regjistriobjektevepi.dppi.gov.al | IP Toolbox | |
| AT Austrian Patent Office www.patentamt.at seeip.patentamt.at | IP Toolbox | |
| BA Institute for Intellectual Property of Bosnia and Herzegovina www.ipr.gov.ba | IP Toolbox | |
| BG Patent Office of the Republic of Bulgaria www.bpo.bg portal.bpo.bg | IP Toolbox | |
| BY National Center of Intellectual Property ncip.by www.ncip.by | IP Toolbox WIPO directory of offices | |
| CZ Industrial Property Office of the Czech Republic upv.gov.cz | IP Toolbox | |
| DK Danish Patent and Trademark Office www.dkpto.dk onlineweb.dkpto.dk | IP Toolbox | |
| EE Estonian Patent Office www.epa.ee andmebaas.epa.ee | IP Toolbox | |
| FI Finnish Patent and Registration Office (PRH) www.prh.fi tavaramerkkitietopalvelu.prh.fi | IP Toolbox | |
| GR Hellenic Industrial Property Organisation www.obi.gr | IP Toolbox | |
| HR State Intellectual Property Office of Croatia www.dziv.hr | IP Toolbox | |
| HU Hungarian Intellectual Property Office www.sztnh.gov.hu epub.sztnh.gov.hu epub.hpo.hu | IP Toolbox | |
| IE Intellectual Property Office of Ireland www.ipoi.gov.ie eregister.ipoi.gov.ie | IP Toolbox | |
| IS Icelandic Intellectual Property Office (ISIPO) www.isipo.is | IP Toolbox | |
| IT Italian Patent and Trademark Office uibm.mise.gov.it www.uibm.gov.it | IP Toolbox Official warning page under maintenance, pending re-check (2026-10-16) | |
| LV Patent Office of the Republic of Latvia www.lrpv.gov.lv databases.lrpv.gov.lv | IP Toolbox | |
| MD State Agency on Intellectual Property of Moldova (AGEPI) agepi.gov.md www.db.agepi.md | IP Toolbox | |
| MK State Office of Industrial Property of North Macedonia www.ippo.gov.mk | IP Toolbox | |
| NO Norwegian Industrial Property Office www.patentstyret.no search.patentstyret.no | IP Toolbox | |
| PL Patent Office of the Republic of Poland uprp.gov.pl ewyszukiwarka.pue.uprp.gov.pl | IP Toolbox | |
| PT Portuguese Institute of Industrial Property (INPI) inpi.justica.gov.pt servicosonline.inpi.pt | IP Toolbox | |
| RO State Office for Inventions and Trademarks of Romania (OSIM) osim.ro | IP Toolbox | |
| RS Intellectual Property Office of the Republic of Serbia www.zis.gov.rs e-reg.zis.gov.rs | IP Toolbox | |
| RU Federal Service for Intellectual Property (Rospatent) rospatent.gov.ru www.fips.ru | IP Toolbox | |
| SE Swedish Intellectual Property Office www.prv.se search.prv.se | IP Toolbox | |
| SI Slovenian Intellectual Property Office www.gov.si | IP Toolbox | |
| SK Industrial Property Office of the Slovak Republic www.indprop.gov.sk wbr.indprop.gov.sk | IP Toolbox | |
| TR Turkish Patent and Trademark Office www.turkpatent.gov.tr | IP Toolbox | |
| UA Ukrainian National Office for Intellectual Property and Innovations ukrpatent.org | IP Toolbox |
| Office and official domain | Fees and invoices | Official links | How to verify | Checked on |
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| BR National Institute of Industrial Property www.gov.br inpi.gov.br busca.inpi.gov.br gru.inpi.gov.br | Brazilian INPI service fees are paid through a federal payment slip (GRU) generated by the user on the INPI portal. The current official user-contact notes state clearly that INPI does not send payment demands to users. INPI's current official statement is that it never sends payment demands to users; pilot projects contacting users by phone or e-mail charge nothing, and e-mail addresses end in @inpi.gov.br. | INPI: trademark fees and payment INPI: anti-fraud alert IP Toolbox National Institute of Industrial Property: application status search | Verify through INPI's official service platform; cases should be followed continuously in the Industrial Property Gazette (RPI). INPI: direct contact with users INPI: Ouvidoria | fee facts checked |
| CA Canadian Intellectual Property Office ised-isde.canada.ca | CIPO collects the statutory trademark fees; confirm payment options in the official online services. Online payment generally accepts cards/deposit accounts; renewals and some other transactions may have restrictions. CIPO does send official e-mails and paper letters, so a notice cannot be judged genuine or fake merely because it was received; check against the Canadian Trademarks Database and the official correspondence records in TDRS. | CIPO: trademark fees CIPO: IP scam alerts CIPO: IP scam alerts CIPO: how to pay IP Toolbox Canadian Intellectual Property Office: application status search | Check the Canadian Trademarks Database and TDRS; official e-mail addresses end in @ised-isde.gc.ca. International enquiries +1 819 934 0544. CIPO: IP scam alerts CIPO: IP scam alerts | fee facts checked |
| MX Mexican Institute of Industrial Property www.gob.mx marcia.impi.gob.mx eservicios.impi.gob.mx citas.impi.gob.mx | Payments for IMPI e-services are generated by the user in the Tu cuenta PASE portal; the office does not send payment forms or payment reference numbers by e-mail. What was verified is that payment forms or reference numbers are not sent by e-mail; this was not used to infer that no IMPI procedure issues bills or receipts. | IMPI: service fee schedule IMPI: do not be misled IP Toolbox Mexican Institute of Industrial Property: application status search | IMPI: buzon@impi.gob.mx; online appointments can also be booked at citas.impi.gob.mx. IMPI: do not be misled IMPI: do not be misled | fee facts checked |
| US United States Patent and Trademark Office www.uspto.gov tmsearch.uspto.gov | New trademark application fees are paid through the USPTO Trademark Center; other electronic forms usually use Financial Manager. Payment is in US dollars; exceptions such as system outages follow official guidance. The USPTO states that it does not send invoices and does not call, write or e-mail registrants to press for renewal payments; official notices within a procedure must still be checked against the TSDR record. | USPTO: official fee schedule USPTO: recognising common scams USPTO: trademark fee information USPTO: trademark filing services and misleading notices IP Toolbox United States Patent and Trademark Office: application status search | Check the official TSDR record and verify through the Trademark Assistance Center. Official e-mails end in @uspto.gov, but forgery is still possible. USPTO: contact the Trademark Office USPTO: recognising common scams | fee facts checked |
Fee facts for the offices below are pending; official publications prevail. Verify through the toolbox or the official directory, not through contacts attached to a notice.
| Office and official domain | Official links | Domain source checked on |
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| AR National Institute of Industrial Property www.argentina.gob.ar portaltramites.inpi.gob.ar | IP Toolbox | |
| BB Corporate Affairs and Intellectual Property Office, Barbados (CAIPO) caipo.gov.bb | IP Toolbox | |
| BO National Intellectual Property Service www.senapi.gob.bo | IP Toolbox | |
| CL National Institute of Industrial Property www.inapi.cl buscadormarcas.inapi.cl | IP Toolbox | |
| CO Superintendence of Industry and Commerce www.sic.gov.co sipi.sic.gov.co | IP Toolbox | |
| CR Intellectual Property Registry of the National Registry www.rnpdigital.com | IP Toolbox | |
| CU Cuban Industrial Property Office www.ocpi.cu | IP Toolbox WIPO directory of offices | |
| DO National Office of Industrial Property www.onapi.gob.do onapi.gob.do | IP Toolbox | |
| EC National Service of Intellectual Rights www.derechosintelectuales.gob.ec | IP Toolbox | |
| GT Intellectual Property Registry portal.rpi.gob.gt | IP Toolbox | |
| HN Directorate General of Intellectual Property, Property Institute www.ip.gob.hn | IP Toolbox WIPO directory of offices | |
| JM Jamaica Intellectual Property Office www.jipo.gov.jm | IP Toolbox | |
| NI Intellectual Property Registry of Nicaragua www.mific.gob.ni | IP Toolbox | |
| PA Directorate General of the Industrial Property Registry mici.gob.pa consulta.digerpi.gob.pa | IP Toolbox | |
| PE National Institute for the Defense of Competition and the Protection of Intellectual Property www.gob.pe enlinea.indecopi.gob.pe | IP Toolbox | |
| PY National Directorate of Intellectual Property www.dinapi.gov.py | IP Toolbox | |
| SV Salvadoran Institute of Intellectual Property, National Registry Center www.cnr.gob.sv www.e.cnr.gob.sv | IP Toolbox | |
| TT Intellectual Property Office of Trinidad and Tobago ipo.gov.tt | IP Toolbox | |
| UY National Directorate of Industrial Property (DNPI), Ministry of Industry, Energy and Mining www.gub.uy pamp.miem.gub.uy | IP Toolbox | |
| VE Autonomous Service of Intellectual Property of Venezuela sapi.gob.ve | IP Toolbox |
Fee facts for the offices below are pending; official publications prevail. Verify through the toolbox or the official directory, not through contacts attached to a notice.
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| AO Angolan Institute of Industrial Property (IAPI) www.iapi.gov.ao | IP Toolbox | |
| BW Companies and Intellectual Property Authority, Botswana (CIPA) www.cipa.co.bw | IP Toolbox | |
| CD Directorate of Industrial Property, Ministry of Industry industrie.gouv.cd | IP Toolbox | |
| DZ Algerian National Institute of Industrial Property inapi.dz | IP Toolbox | |
| EG Egyptian Intellectual Property Authority Official domain pending review | IP Toolbox WIPO directory of offices | |
| ET Ethiopian Intellectual Property Authority eipa.gov.et www.eipa.gov.et | IP Toolbox | |
| GH Registrar-General's Department rgd.gov.gh | IP Toolbox | |
| KE Kenya Industrial Property Institute www.kipi.go.ke | IP Toolbox | |
| MA Moroccan Office of Industrial and Commercial Property www.ompic.ma | IP Toolbox | |
| MG Malagasy Industrial Property Office www.omapi.mg | IP Toolbox | |
| MU Industrial Property Office of Mauritius foreign.govmu.org | IP Toolbox | |
| MW Department of the Registrar General, Malawi registrargeneral.gov.mw | IP Toolbox | |
| MZ Industrial Property Institute ipi.gov.mz www.ipi.gov.mz | IP Toolbox | |
| NA Business and Intellectual Property Authority, Namibia (BIPA) www.bipa.na | IP Toolbox | |
| NG Trademarks Registry, Commercial Law Department, Federal Ministry of Industry, Trade and Investment (IPO Nigeria) iponigeria.fmiti.gov.ng | IP Toolbox | |
| RW Rwanda Development Board (RDB) rdb.rw | IP Toolbox | |
| SD Registrar General of Intellectual Property, Ministry of Justice www.ipsudan.gov.sd | IP Toolbox WIPO directory of offices | |
| TN National Institute for Standardization and Industrial Property of Tunisia www.innorpi.tn | IP Toolbox | |
| TZ Business Registrations and Licensing Agency www.brela.go.tz | IP Toolbox | |
| UG Uganda Registration Services Bureau (URSB) ursb.go.ug | IP Toolbox | |
| ZA Companies and Intellectual Property Commission www.cipc.co.za iponline.cipc.co.za | IP Toolbox | |
| ZM Patents and Companies Registration Agency www.pacra.org.zm | IP Toolbox | |
| ZW Companies and Intellectual Property Office of Zimbabwe cipz.pfms.gov.zw | IP Toolbox |
| Office and official domain | Fees and invoices | Official links | How to verify | Checked on |
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| AU IP Australia www.ipaustralia.gov.au search.ipaustralia.gov.au | IP Australia notifies fees due for applications/renewals and directs payment through its official Online Services; other officially listed payment methods also exist. Official application/renewal payment notices may be received; check in Online Services or the public register. A notice should not be judged suspicious merely because an invoice appears. | IP Australia: trademark timeframes and fees IP Australia: recognising and avoiding IP scams IP Australia: unofficial invoices, letters and registers IP Toolbox IP Australia: application status search | Go independently to Online Services / Australian Trade Mark Search; international enquiries +61 2 6283 2999. IP Australia: contact IP Australia: recognising and avoiding IP scams | fee facts checked |
| NZ Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand www.iponz.govt.nz app.iponz.govt.nz | Trademark applications and renewals are handled in the official IPONZ case management system and fees follow the official trademark fee schedule; the alert page warns against notices asking you to file or pay on non-IPONZ websites. The general policy on sending invoices was not verified. A third party claiming 'someone wants to register your name' and pressing for payment on an unofficial website is a tactic listed by IPONZ. | IPONZ: trademark fees IPONZ: unsolicited mail and other scams IP Toolbox Intellectual Property Office of New Zealand: application status search | IPONZ: mail@iponz.govt.nz; you can ask whether a trademark application has been filed in your name. IPONZ: unsolicited mail and other scams IPONZ: unsolicited mail and other scams | fee facts checked |
Fee facts for the offices below are pending; official publications prevail. Verify through the toolbox or the official directory, not through contacts attached to a notice.
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| PG Intellectual Property Office of Papua New Guinea (IPOPNG) www.ipopng.gov.pg | IP Toolbox | |
| WS Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Labour, Samoa www.mcil.gov.ws | IP Toolbox |
These features are prompts for verification; the number of matches cannot replace an official judgement on a specific notice.
Official warning sources: DPMA: warning about misleading payment requests · WIPO: Madrid System misleading fee demands warning · IP Australia: recognising and avoiding IP scams
Official warning sources: USPTO: recognising common scams · IP Australia: recognising and avoiding IP scams · WIPO: Madrid System misleading fee demands warning
Official warning sources: WIPO: Madrid System misleading fee demands warning · DPMA: warning about misleading payment requests · EPO: warning about misleading fee requests
Official warning sources: UKIPO: beware of misleading payment requests · USPTO: recognising common scams
Official warning sources: IP Australia: recognising and avoiding IP scams · CIPO: IP scam alerts
Official warning sources: USPTO: recognising common scams · IPOS: unsolicited IP services · IPONZ: unsolicited mail and other scams
Official warning sources: IP Australia: recognising and avoiding IP scams · IPONZ: unsolicited mail and other scams
Official warning sources: UKIPO: beware of misleading payment requests · USPTO: recognising common scams · UKIPO: warning about forged agreements
Official warning sources: WIPO: Madrid System misleading fee demands warning · IP Australia: recognising and avoiding IP scams · USPTO: recognising common scams
Official warning sources: CNIPA: beware of cash-on-delivery paper trademark gazettes
Official warning sources: USPTO: recognising common scams · IPONZ: unsolicited mail and other scams · CIPO: IP scam alerts
Official warning sources: WIPO: Madrid System misleading fee demands warning · JPO: fraudulent notices and fee requests from outside the treaty organisations
Private companies charge fees for publishing or listing internationally registered trademarks in directories and may imitate WIPO's name/logo; such services have no effect under the Madrid System.
WIPO: Madrid System misleading fee demands warning · 2026-10-16
Only the EPO automatically carries out the legally effective publication/registration of European patents; similar third-party invoices have nothing to do with the official procedure.
EPO: warning about misleading fee requests · 2026-10-16
Impersonating the USPTO, using public application data to press for immediate payment, or asking for account passwords, personal and payment details.
USPTO: recognising common scams · 2026-10-16
High-priced renewal or private register services, sometimes with a forged 'signed agreement' attached to get finance departments to pay automatically.
Intellectual Property Office: public warning basis · 2026-10-16
Renewal notices may arrive years early; the office never threatens that 'someone else will get your trademark if you do not pay within 48 hours'.
IP Australia: unofficial invoices, letters and registers · 2026-10-16
Impersonating CIPO or real agents with forged opposition, renewal and other notices; letters can be checked against the official database and TDRS.
CIPO: IP scam alerts · 2026-10-16
CPATA warns that people posing as professionals escalate pressure step by step on the pretext that someone else wants to register your business name, even writing 'FINAL ATTEMPT'.
CPATA: warning on fee notices impersonating agents · 2026-10-16
DPMA sends no invoices; the trademark fee is stated in the filing receipt or online filing summary, and publication in the official register costs nothing extra.
DPMA: trademark fees · 2026-10-16
Since May 2016 the Trademark Office no longer posts paper trademark gazettes and official documents are delivered without charge to the applicant; beware of gazettes sent cash-on-delivery.
CNIPA: beware of cash-on-delivery paper trademark gazettes · 2026-10-16
IPOS reminder: people impersonating its staff send infringement e-mails and links to suspicious documents; official correspondence should be checked inside Digital Hub.
IPOS: impersonation alert · 2026-10-16
IPONZ lists: people posing as lawyers claim a third party wants to register your name and demand filing or payment on a non-IPONZ website within a short time.
IPONZ: unsolicited mail and other scams · 2026-10-16
OEPM reminder: forged trademark registration certificates with transfer demands, or paid entries in private registers, have no effect equivalent to the official registration procedure.
OEPM: warnings · 2026-10-16
Practice differs between offices, so "I received an e-mail" alone proves nothing either way. Check the office’s official domain, your application status, the fee item and the official notice; this page lists offices with explicit public statements, and in other cases verify with the office itself. Display names and e-mail addresses can also be forged.
No. Application numbers, trademark images, applicant names and addresses may already be public in official gazettes or registers, so third parties can obtain them. Open the official system independently to check, and do not log in through links in the notice.
Contact your bank or payment provider immediately, explain the situation and ask whether the payment can be stopped or recovered; keep the notice, the original e-mail and the transaction record, then follow the official warning page to contact the office or the police. Never pay again to obtain a "refund".
Agents may collect official fees on your behalf and charge agreed service fees. Use your existing engagement contract and known contacts to check the service, the fee breakdown and the payee; a different payee does not by itself prove the notice is false. Do not confirm only through new contact details given in the notice.
Layout, logos or signatures cannot prove authenticity on their own. WIPO warns about private companies sending publication or registration fee requests to international registrants; go to eMadrid from the WIPO website to check your case, the fee schedule and official payment notices. An extra "registration fee" after international registration needs particular scrutiny, while other officially prescribed fees can still arise in specific procedures.