Current Events
Multiple Systems Maintenance
The
USPTO will perform maintenance affecting multiple systems beginning at 12:01
a.m., Wednesday, February 24 and ending at 1 a.m., Wednesday, February 24 ET.
During this maintenance period, the following systems will be unavailable:
- API Key Manager
- Electronic Filing System- Web (EFS-Web)
- Fee Processing Next Generation (FPNG)
- MyUSPTO
- MyUSPTO (Account)
- OEMS NG AKA Certified Copy Center (CCC)
- Office of Enrollment and Discipline - Customer Interface (OEDIS - CI)
- Patent Center - Sponsorship Patent Center (eMOD)
- Private Patent Application Information Retrieval (Private Pair)
- Trademark Electronic Application System - International (TEASi)
- Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS)
- Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS-Media)
- Trademark Next Generation - e0G (TMNG- eOG)
- Trademark Next Generation - Exam/Content (TMNG Exam - External)
- Trademark Next Generation ID Manual (TMNG- IDM)
- Trademark Next Generation Official Gazette (TMOG)
Patent Customers:
During
the maintenance period, if you need to file a new patent application, you can
use EFS-Web for Unregistered
eFilers or EFS-Web Contingency.
If you need to file a follow-on submission or pay fees, use an alternative
filing or payment method. If you have questions, please contact the Patent
Electronic Business Center (EBC) at 1-866-217-9197, Monday through Friday from 6
a.m. - midnight ET, or email ebc@uspto.gov.
PTAB Customers:
If
your deadline is today for the petition filing and/or other associated
documents to a pending AIA case and you cannot file electronically via the
Patent Trial and Appeal Board End-to-End System (PTAB-E2E), you may use an
alternative filing method. Please visit the PTAB-E2E FAQ Page
and see A2 for information concerning your AIA petition filing and/or document
filing using PTAB-E2E 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:
If
your deadline is today and the document requiring a fee payment cannot be filed
electronically, you must use an alternate method of filling. Please visit the
Trademark Outage Page for information concerning Trademark alternative filing
methods. If you have any questions, contact the TEAS Team by email TEAS@uspto.gov.
TTAB Customers:
If
your deadline is today and the document cannot be filed electronically, you
must use an alternative method of filing method. Please visit the TTAB Outage Page for
information concerning Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) alternative
filing methods. If you have any questions, contact the TTAB Assistance Center
during normal business hours between 8:30 a.m. and 5 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday
through Friday, except federal holidays by telephone at 571-272-8500 or email TTABInfo@uspto.gov.
Posted at 02:34AM Feb 23, 2021 in Current Status |