USPTO Systems Status and Availability

Monday Jun 27, 2022

Current Events

Resolved: Patent Center and Private Patent Application Information Retrieval (Private-PAIR) Delays

The previously reported issue regarding IFW delays in Patent Center and Private PAIR has been resolved. If you are still experiencing the issue or have questions, please contact the Patent Electronic Business Center (EBC) at (866)217-9197 during their operating hours of 6 a.m., to midnight, Monday - Friday ET, or email ebc@uspto.gov.

Resolved: Patent Center, Electronic Filing System-Web (EFS-Web), and Private Patent Application Information Retrieval (Private-PAIR) Issues

The previously reported issue involving the Two-Step Authentication which prevented registered users from signing in has been resolved. If you have questions, please contact the Patent Electronic Business Center (EBC) at (866) - 217-9197 during their operating hours of 6 a.m., to midnight, Monday - Friday ET, or email ebc@uspto.gov.