USPTO Systems Status and Availability

Monday Oct 23, 2017

DOCX Maintenance

DOCX Maintenance

The USPTO will perform maintenance on the DOCX feature in EFS-Web and Private PAIR beginning at 12:01 a.m., Thursday, October 26 and ending at 5 a.m., Thursday, October 26 ET.

During the maintenance period, you will be unable to file in the DOCX format or save any DOCX submissions within EFS-Web. You will also be unable to access the DOCX format within Private PAIR during this timeframe. However, you will still be able to file, save, and access PDFs in EFS-Web and Private PAIR during the maintenance period.

If you have any questions or need assistance filing via EFS-Web or PAIR, please contact the Patent EBC at 1-866-217-9197 or ebc@uspto.gov