The Receipts Accounting Division serves as the central coordinator for fees processed throughout the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). Our services include:

• reconciling and depositing of fees to the appropriate financial institutions;
• administering and monitoring USPTO deposit accounts;
• processing patent maintenance fee-related payments and requests;
• coordinating, processing and monitoring of customer refund requests; and
• responding to a wide variety of customer inquiries.

To accomplish these activities, the Receipts Accounting Division is divided into the following three branches:

• Deposit Account Branch
• Maintenance Fee Branch
• Refund Branch

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