USPTO Systems Status and Availability

Tuesday Jan 28, 2014

PubEAST and PubWest, EFS-Web, Pay.gov and Applications Maintenance

Pub EAST and Pub WEST Maintenance

USPTO will perform software maintenance affecting Public EAST and Public WEST beginning at midnight and ending at 12:05 a.m., Friday, January 31.

This maintenance will provide users functionality to search and display CPC Combination Set Classifications in Public EAST and Public WEST.

EFS-Web Maintenance

USPTO will perform maintenance on the Electronic File System-Web (EFS-WEB) and EFS-Web Contingency beginning at midnight and ending at 4 a.m., Saturday, February 1.

Users are advised to not submit any Patent applications during the maintenance period.

Pay.gov Maintenance

Pay.gov will undergo maintenance beginning at 6 p.m. and ending at 8 p.m., Saturday, February 1.

Credit/Debit card processing for the following applications will be unavailable during the deployment:

  • RAM services (Revenue Accounting and Management)
  • EFSWeb (Electronic Filing System)
  • TEAS (Trademark Electronic Application System )
  • TEASi (Trademark Electronic Application System International)
  • OEMS (Order Entry Management System)
  • PRPS (Patent Review Processing System)
  • ESTTA (Electronic System for Trademark Trials and Appeals)
  • ETAS (Electronic Trademark Assignment System)

Applications Maintenance

USPTO will perform applications maintenance beginning at 12:01 a.m. and ending at 8 a.m., Sunday, February 2. The applications listed below will be unavailable during the maintenance period:

  • Adjudicated Case Tracking System (ACTS)
  • Electronic Freedom of Information Act (EFOIA)
  • Electronic Filing System (EFS-Web and EFS-Web Contingency)
  • Office of Enrollment and Discipline Customer Interface (OEDCI)
  • Patent Application Information Retrieval (PAIR)
  • Patent Review Processing System (PRPS)
  • Publication Site for Issued and Published Sequences (PSIPS)
  • Revenue Accounting and Management System (RAM)
  • Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS)
  • Trademark Electronic Application Submission International (TEASi)
  • Trademark Official Gazette (TMOG)
  • Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR)