USPTO Systems Status and Availability

Current Events

There are no current events at this time.

Posted at 07:58AM Sep 30, 2022 in Current Status  | 

Planned Events

MyUSPTO System Update

As part of the current MyUSPTO deployment to address user experience issues reported by customers, a database schema change is needed. 

Given the high volume of users at any point of time in the system, the USPTO will need to take the system down to make the schema change and avoid any potential problems.

Multiple Applications Retirement

After September 30, the following systems will no longer be available:

    •    Patent Full Text on the Web (PATFT)
    •    Application Full Text (APPFT)
    •    Public Examiner's Automated Search Tool (Public EAST)
    •    Public Web-Based Examiner's Search Tool (Public WEST)

Please use Patent Public Search (https://ppubs.uspto.gov/pubwebapp/) to conduct searches of U.S. patents and published applications. Visit the Patent Public Search (https://ppubs.uspto.gov/pubwebapp/static/pages/landing.html) website for additional resources. For questions regarding Patent Public Search, please contact the Public Search Facility at psf@uspto.gov.

Patent Public Search Maintenance

The USPTO will perform maintenance on the Patent Public Search beginning at 10 p.m., Friday, September 30 and ending at 11 p.m., Friday, September 30 ET.

During the maintenance period, the Patent Public Search will be unavailable.

Patent Electronic Filing System-Web (EFS-Web) Maintenance

The USPTO will perform maintenance on EFS-Web beginning at 8 p.m., Sunday, October 2 and ending at 10 p.m., Sunday, October 2 ET.

During this maintenance period, Fee Worksheets and Acknowledgement Receipts for submissions will not be generated.

Applicants may file submissions in EFS-Web during this time, but wait until Monday for those documents to be generated. Applicants may still file submissions via Patent Center.

Posted at 08:00AM Sep 30, 2022 in Planned Events  |