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Bulkdata.uspto.gov Trademark Data Unavailable 

 Currently, Trademarks bulk data via bulkdata.uspto.gov is unavailable due to maintenance. 

Users will be notified when the maintenance is completed, and access has been restored.

 

Posted at 10:19PM Apr 19, 2024 in Current Status  | 

Planned Events

Electronic System for Trademark Trials and Appeals (ESTTA) Maintenance

The USPTO will perform routine maintenance on ESTTA system from midnight-5 a.m. ET on Saturday, April 20.

During the maintenance period, ESTTA will be unavailable.

Credit Card Payment Maintenance

Due to third-party system maintenance activities, credit/debit card payments will not be accepted from 6-10 p.m. ET on Saturday, April 20.  

During the maintenance period, the following USPTO storefronts will be unable to accept credit/debit card payments:

• Patent Center
• Patent Trial and Appeal Case Tracking System (P-TACTS)
• Patent Maintenance Fees Storefront (FPNG)
• Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS)
• Trademark Electronic Application System International (TEASI)
• Electronic System for Trademark Trials and Appeals (ESTTA)
• Assignment Center (IPAS)
• Office of Enrollment and Discipline Customer Interface (OEDCI)
• Certified Copy Center (CCC)

Customers with an already established USPTO Deposit Account or Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) Account may still pay using one of these payment methods during the maintenance window.

If you are unable to wait until the maintenance activity has concluded to pay a fee, the following alternative options are available:

Patent Customers: For more information about filing documents during an outage, please visit: https://www.uspto.gov/patents-application-process/filing-online/filing-documents-during-outage. 

If you require assistance with the online fee payment management system, please contact the USPTO Contact Center via the following telephone numbers: 

• 800-786-9199 (toll-free)  
• 571-272-1000 (local)
• 800-877-8339 (TTY) 

Support for the online fee payment management system, and USPTO.gov accounts, is available Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET (except federal holidays).

PTAB Customers: If your deadline is today for the petition filing and/or other associated documents to a pending America Invents Act (AIA) case and you cannot file electronically via the Patent Trial and Appeal Case Tracking System, (P-TACTS) you may use an alternative filing method. Please visit the PTAB-E2E FAQ page: P-TACTS FAQs (uspto.gov) and see A2 for information concerning your America Invents Act (AIA) petition filing and/or document filing using P-TACTS alternative filing methods. If you have any questions, contact PTAB during normal business hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., ET by telephone at 571-272-7822 or email at Trials@uspto.gov.

Trademark Customers: Filing deadlines that fall on a Saturday extend the filing deadline to the next business day. Please try filing again after the maintenance ends.  If you have any questions, contact the TEAS Team by email at TEAS@uspto.gov.

Trademark ID Manual (Trademark-IDM) Maintenance

The USPTO will perform routine OS patching maintenance on the Trademark-IDM system from midnight-5:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday, April 24. 

Office of Enrollment and Discipline Information System (OEDIS) Maintenance

The USPTO will perform routine maintenance on OEDIS on the following nights:

• The first night of maintenance will be from midnight-5:30 a.m. ET on Tuesday, April 23.
• The final night of maintenance will be from midnight- 5:30 a.m. ET on Wednesday, April 24 ET.

During the maintenance period, OEDIS will be unavailable.

Posted at 08:56AM Apr 19, 2024 in Planned Events  |