Current Status
Deposit Account Payment Processing Currently Unavailable
The USPTO is currently experiencing technical issues affecting the Deposit Account payment method. At this time Deposit Account payments cannot be accepted. Support teams are currently working on a solution to this issue.
Users of the following systems may be impacted due to the Deposit Account payment method being unavailable.
Electronic Filing System (EFS-Web and EFS-Web Contingency)
Patent Center
Electronic Trademark Assignment Search (ETAS)
Electronic System for Trademark Trials and Appeals (ESTTA)
Certified Copy Center (CCC)
Office of Enrollment and Discipline Customer Interface (OEDCI)
Patent Maintenance Fee Storefront
Patent Trial and Appeal Board End-to-End (PTAB E2E)
Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS)
Trademark Electronic Application System International (TEASi)
Complete Payment Outage- Midnight-2am ET
System Maintenance- Payment Outage- June 16 Midnight- 2am ET
The fee payment system will be unavailable to collect payments between Midnight-2 a.m. ET as support teams will be rebooting the fee payment system.
Users of the following systems may be impacted due to the fee payment system being unavailable.
Electronic Filing System (EFS-Web and EFS-Web Contingency)
Patent Center
Electronic Trademark Assignment Search (ETAS)
Electronic System for Trademark Trials and Appeals (ESTTA)
Certified Copy Center (CCC)
Office of Enrollment and Discipline Customer Interface (OEDCI)
Patent Maintenance Fee Storefront
Patent Trial and Appeal Board End-to-End (PTAB E2E)
Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS)
Trademark Electronic Application System International (TEASi)
For Patent Customers:
The following submissions will be unavailable during the maintenance period: ePetitions, eTerminal Disclaimer, Web 85b, PG-Pub requests, and other filing types which require successful payment at time of submission. If you have questions, please contact the Patent Electronic Business Center (EBC) at 1-866-217-9197, Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to midnight ET, or email ebc@uspto.gov.
For more information about filing documents and paying fees during an outage, please visit: https://www.uspto.gov/patents-application-process/filing-online/filing-documents-during-outage.
For PTAB Customers:
If your deadline is today for the petition filing and/or other associated documents to a pending America Invents Act (AIA) case and you cannot file electronically via the Patent Trial and Appeal Board End-to-End (PTAB E2E) System, you may use an alternative filing method.
Please visit the PTAB-E2E FAQ page: https://www.uspto.gov/patents-application-process/patent-trial-and-appeal-board/ptab-e2e-frequently-asked-questions and see A2 for information concerning your America Invents Act (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.
For Trademark Customers:
If your deadline is today and the document requiring a fee payment cannot be filed electronically, you must use an alternative method of filing. Please visit the Trademark Outage Page for information concerning Trademark alternative filing methods. If you have any questions, contact the TEAS Team by email at TEAS@uspto.gov.
For TTAB Customers:
If your deadline is today and the document cannot be filed electronically, you must use an alternative method of filing. 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 04:52PM Jun 15, 2020 in Current Status |