Paying for IP Services – Introduction

Hey there. Welcome to WIPO payment webpages. This is an introduction video from which you will discover the tools we offer you to pay smooth, secure, and fast. The starting point for your payments is the creation of a WIPO Account. A WIPO Account is your personal user account to access all of WIPO's online services, from payment to courses, and much more. It enables you to pay and provides access to your personalized dashboard and messaging system.

Current Account at WIPO is a payment method to pay your WIPO fees. Don't confuse the 2 accounts: Current Account at WIPO and WIPO Account. While WIPO Account is your personal user account like the one you have on Facebook or LinkedIn, Current Account at WIPO is your financial account. You can actually pay our fees with your Current Account at WIPO. The Current Account is managed in Swiss Francs for regular, fast, and secure transactions at WIPO.

Another payment tool is WIPO Pay. WIPO Pay is our payment application for fast and secure transactions.
It allows you to pay your fees for PCT, eHague, e-Lisbon, Domain Name cases, and UPOV online services. A small remark: WIPO Pay is not yet used to pay fees for Madrid, Alternative Dispute Resolution, and WIPO Academy. To pay those fees, follow the payment instructions on our website.

To access WIPO Pay you need a WIPO Account (so your personal account). WIPO Pay offers you 6 different payment methods: Current Account at WIPO (so your financial account), credit or debit cards, eWallets, PayPal, Sofort (Klarna), and bank transfer. Available credit and debit cards are VISA, Mastercard, Discover, Diners Club, UnionPay, JCB and American Express. Available eWallets are Apple Pay, Google Pay, Samsung Pay, and Alipay.

Let's summarize all the WIPO payment tools we have seen today.

WIPO Account is your personal user account. While Current Account at WIPO is your financial account and one of the available payment methods to pay your fees to WIPO.

WIPO Pay is a payment application that offers 6 different payment methods, including Current Account at WIPO.
Let's see an example where all these tools can be used.

• Let's access WIPO Pay.
• Go to WIPO's official website and click on "Protect and Manage".
• A menu will open.
• Find the menu title "Paying for IP Services".
• Click on "WIPO Pay".
• Click on "Access WIPO Pay".
• You will be asked to login to your WIPO Account.
• Remember that the WIPO Account is your personal user account.
• You are in WIPO Pay now.
• WIPO Pay is our payment application.
• After composing your basket and proceeding to payment you will be able to choose your payment method, where you can find Current Account at WIPO among 6 available payment methods.
• Remember that to be able to pay with a Current Account at WIPO, you have to first open it by sending us an account opening  request.

You can find more tutorials on our website - wipo.int. There you can learn how to create a WIPO Account, how to open a Current Account at WIPO, how to pay in WIPO Pay, and many other hands-on things.

Finally, a reminder to be aware of possible scam attempts by phone, email, or text message. You can learn more about how to protect yourself from different types of scams on the dedicated webpage on our website.

Thank you for watching our tutorial. See you next time!