[Patentpractice] deposit account covers MOST of it but not enough funds

[Jeffrey Semprebon]

But, should be able to separate the payment however one chooses when
sending directions via FAX.



-Jeff

Jeffrey E. Semprebon
Registered Patent Agent (mechanical) looking for remote work
jesemprebon at gmail.com
72 Myrtle Street
Claremont, New Hampshire 03743

On Wed, Jun 11, 2025 at 4:54 PM Randall Svihla via Patentpractice <
patentpractice at oppedahl-lists.com> wrote:

> As far as I know, you can only pay whole fees online.  You can't pay
> $2350 of a $2500 fee with a deposit account, and then fax in a credit card
> form for the remaining $150.  You can only select the $2500 fee on the
> fee calculation page.
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> *From:* Patentpractice <patentpractice-bounces at oppedahl-lists.com> *On
> Behalf Of *William Ahmed via Patentpractice
> *Sent:* Wednesday, June 11, 2025 4:44 PM
> *To:* For Patent Practitioners. This Is Not for Laypersons To Seek Legal
> Advice. <patentpractice at oppedahl-lists.com>
> *Cc:* William Ahmed <ahmed.william at ymail.com>
> *Subject:* [Patentpractice] deposit account covers MOST of it but not
> enough funds
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> Dear List,
>
> We need to pay a $2500 fee [approximately $2500 --> not a time extension]
> for a client, where we usually pay via the client's deposit account.
>
> There is $2350 in the deposit account. The client does NOT want to
> replenish the deposit account- they want to bring it down to zero and close
> it.
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> Is there a way for me to pay $2350 using their deposit account, and to
> then pay the $150 by credit card.
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> For example, to fax a credit card sheet authorizing $150 and then to write
> a letter nothing that --> USD $150 has been paid by credit card [faxed to
> USPTO], with a clear instruction to take the $2350 from deposit account
> number '12345'
>
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> Would that work?
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> Thanks
>
> Bill
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