File a patent application online with EFS-web
Check patent application status with public PAIR and private PAIR
Pay maintenance fees and learn more about filing fees and other payments
Resolve disputes regarding patents with PTAB
File a trademark application and other documents online through TEAS.
Check trademark application status and view all documents associated with an application/registration.
Trademark fees and payment
Learn about the USPTO and our current legislative initiatives.
Find out how to protect intellectual property in other countries.
Filing status
Pay or look up maintenance fees
Patent Trial and Appeal Board
Search record assignment and record ownership changes
Guides and manuals
Search trademark database
Trademark filing
Status, documents, and certificates
Search record assignment and record ownership changes
Updates and announcements
Pay maintenance fees and learn more about filing fees and other payments
Current and planned system outages
Check this page for the latest information on operating status and availability of Online Business Systems. For Standard Hours of Availability for Online Business Systems, System Descriptions, and Operating Requirements/Compatibilities, see the links at left.
Status
The USPTO will perform maintenance on the DOCX feature in EFS-Web and Private PAIR beginning at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday, September 20 and ending at 5 a.m., Wednesday, September 20 ET.
During the maintenance period, you will be unable to file in the DOCX format or save any DOCX submissions within EFS-Web. You will also be unable to access the DOCX format within Private PAIR during this timeframe. However, you will still be able to file, save, and access PDFs in EFS-Web and Private PAIR during the maintenance period.
If you have any questions or need assistance filing via EFS-Web or PAIR, please contact the Patent EBC at 1-866-217-9197 or ebc@uspto.gov.
The USPTO will be performing maintenance impacting the Private Patent Application Information Retrieval System (Private PAIR) beginning at 12 a.m., Thursday, September 21 and ending at 5 a.m., Thursday, September 21 ET.
During the maintenance period, users may experience short interruptions of service to Private PAIR. Users who make updates using Private PAIR may not be able to review the updates until after the maintenance is complete.
Posted at 10:48AM Sep 18, 2017 in Planned Events |