AIW, Network, PRPS, EFS, and RAM Maintenance
AIW Maintenance
The maintenance USPTO had originally scheduled to upgrade Patents Images on the Web (PIW) starting at 10 p.m. until 11:59 p.m. Friday, March 8 has been rescheduled.
USPTO will announce the revised schedule at a later date.
Network Maintenance
USPTO will be performing maintenance starting at 12:01 a.m. and ending at 5:30 a.m., Saturday, March 9. Many USPTO applications will be either unavailable or have intermittent service interruptions during the maintenance. Applications including EFS-Web, EFS-Web Contingency, Private PAIR, Public PAIR, TEAS/i and TEAS will be affected.
In addition to the applications listed above, the external applications listed on the Online Business Systems page are also affected.
PRPS Maintenance
USPTO will perform a software deployment to the Patent Review Process System (PRPS) beginning at 12:01 a.m. and ending at 6 a.m. on Saturday, March 9.
PRPS will be unavailable during the deployment period.
EFS-Web Maintenance
USPTO will perform maintenance on the Electronic Filing System (EFS-Web) beginning at 12:01 a.m. and ending at 3 a.m. on Sunday, March 10. EFS-Web will be unavailable during the maintenance.
RAM Maintenance
USPTO will perform maintenance on the Revenue Accounting and Management System (RAM) beginning at 12:01 a.m. and ending at 4 a.m. on Sunday, March 10.
The following AISs will be unavailable during the maintenance:
- Electronic Patent Assignment System (EPAS)
- Electronic System for Trademarks Trials Appeals (ESTTA)
- Electronic Trademark Assignment System (ETAS)
- Enterprise Contact Center (ECC)
- Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW)
- Office of Enrollment and Discipline Information System (OEDIS)
- Order Entry Management System (OEMS)
- Trademark Electronic Application Submission Domestic and International (TEAS and TEASi)
- Order Entry Management System (OEMS)
- Patent and Trademark Assignment System (PTAS)
- Patent Application Information Retrieval (PAIR)
- Patent Review Process System (PRPS)
- Revenue Accounting and Management System (RAM)
- Universal Public Workstation (UPWS)
Posted at 12:05PM Mar 08, 2013 in Planned Events |