USPTO Systems Status and Availability

Wednesday Nov 20, 2013

Application, ESTTA, TSDR, EPAS, Public/Private PAIR, EFS-Web, and TEAS Maintenance

Application Maintenance

USPTO will perform Internet maintenance beginning at 12:01 a.m., and ending at 4 a.m., Thursday, November 21.

During this maintenance access to some USPTO systems will not be available to customers whose devices only use Internet Protocol version 6 (iPv6). Most customers should not be affected by this maintenance.

The following list of systems will be unavailable to customers using iPv6-enabled devices:

  • Application Images on the Web (AIW)
  • Assignments on the Web (AOTW)
  • Electronic Freedom of Information Act (E-FOIA)
  • Patents E-news Letter(ENEWS)
  • Electronic Patent Assignment System (EPAS)
  • Electronic Trademark Assignment System (ETAS)
  • Freedom of Information Act Electronic Management System (FEMS)
  • Office of Enrollment and Discipline Roster of Patent Attorneys/Agents (OEDCI)
  • Patent Images on the Web (PIW)
  • Publication Site for Issued and Published Sequences(PSIPS)
  • Trilateral Dossier Access (TDA)
  • Trademark Design Search Codes Manual (TDSCM)
  • Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS)
  • Trademark Identification Manual for Acceptable Goods and Services (TIDM)
  • Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (TMEP)
  • Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR)
  • Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Inquiry System(TTABVUE)
  • USPTO Customer Contact Management System (UCCMS)

ESTTA Maintenance

USPTO will perform maintenance on the Electronic System for Trademark Trials and Appeals (ESTTA) beginning at 12:01 a.m. and ending at 5 a.m., Friday, November 22.

ESTTA will be unavailable during the maintenance period.

TSDR Maintenance

USPTO will perform maintenance on Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) beginning at 12:01 a.m. and ending at 5 a.m., Friday, November 22.

TSDR will be unavailable during the maintenance period.

EPAS Maintenance

USPTO will be performing EPAS maintennce starting at midnight and ending at 12:30 a.m., Saturday, November 23.

EPAS will not be availabe during the maintenance period. EPAS customers may save their submissions and submit the saved submissions after the event.

Public PAIR and Private PAIR Maintenance

USPTO will perform maintenance affecting Public PAIR and Private PAIR beginning at 12:01 a.m. and ending at 4 a.m., Saturday, November 23.

Access to the Supplemental Content via Public PAIR and Private PAIR will be unavailable during the maintenance period.

EFS-Web Maintenance

USPTO will perform maintenance on the Electronic Filing System (EFS-Web) beginning at 12:01 a.m. and ending at 4 a.m., Sunday, November 24.

EFS-Web will be unavailable during the maintenance period.

TEAS Maintenance

USPTO will perform system maintenance on the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) beginning at 12:01 a.m. and ending at 5 a.m., Wednesday, November 27.

TEAS will be unavailable during the maintenance period.