USPTO Systems Status and Availability

Wednesday Dec 13, 2023

Current Events

Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) save form feature planned restoration.  

As part of our broader efforts to enhance customer experience by modernizing our IT systems, the USPTO recently updated the TEAS forms listed below. This update required us to disable the save feature on those forms. We expect to restore full functionality on December 14, between 12:01 – 12:15 a.m. ET. During this brief timeframe, TEAS may be unavailable. Please do not work in TEAS or make any submissions during this time. We appreciate your patience as we work to strengthen our users’ experience with our tools. 


Prior to restoration, you can still:  

    • Save certain forms, including initial applications  

    • Upload data from previously saved forms  

    • Submit all TEAS forms as usual  

Saving has been temporarily disabled on the following forms:  

    • Change Address or Representation   

    • Combined Declaration of Continued Use/Excusable Nonuse and Incontestability under Sections 71 and 15   

    • Combined Declaration of Use and Incontestability Under Section 8 and 15    

    • Combined Declaration of Use and/or Excusable Nonuse/Application for Renewal of Registration of a Mark under Section 8 and 9   

    • Declaration of Incontestability of a Mark under Section 15   

    • Declaration of Use and Excusable Nonuse under Section 71   

    • Declaration of Use and/or Excusable Nonuse of Mark in Commerce Under Section 8   

    • Letter of Protest   

    • Petition for Expungement or Reexamination   

    • Petition to Revive Abandoned Application - Failure to File Timely Statement of Use or Extension Request  

    • Petition to Revive Abandoned Application - Failure to Respond Timely to Office Action   

    • Petition to the Director   

    • Post-Publication Amendment   

    • Request for Express Abandonment   

    • Request for Extension of Time to File a Response   

    • Request for Permission to Withdraw as Attorney of Record     

    • Request for Reconsideration after Final Action   

    • Request To Delete Section 1(b) Basis, Intent to Use    

    • Response to Office Action    

    • Response to Office Action for Post-Registration Matters/Response to Office Action for Post-Registration for Expungement or Reexamination    

    • Response to Suspension Inquiry or Letter of Suspension   

    • Section 7 Request  

    • SOU Extension Request   

    • Trademark/Service Mark Allegation of Use   

    • Voluntary Amendment Not in Response to USPTO Office Action/Letter