USPTO Systems Status and Availability

Friday Apr 24, 2015

EPAS, ETAS, EFS-Web, and SCORE Maintenances

EPAS and ETAS Maintenances

The USPTO will perform several maintenances affecting Electronic Patent Assignment System (EPAS) and Electronic Trademark Assignment System (ETAS).

  • The first maintenance, affecting EPAS, will begin at 10 p.m., Friday, April 24 and end at 5 a.m., Saturday, April 25 ET.
  • The second maintenance, affecting ETAS, will begin at 10 p.m., Saturday, April 25 and end at 5 a.m., Sunday, April 26 ET.
  • The third maintenance, affecting EPAS, will begin at 10 p.m., Sunday, April 26 and end at 5 a.m., Monday, April 27 ET.

EPAS and/or ETAS may become unavailable during the maintenance periods, but are expected to remain available.

EPAS/ETAS customers may save their submissions and submit the saved submissions once the maintenance periods are complete.

EFS-Web and SCORE Maintenance

The USPTO will perform maintenance on the Electronic Filing System (EFS-Web) and the Supplemental Complex Repository for Examiners (SCORE) beginning at 12:01 a.m. and ending at 6 a.m., Sunday, April 26 ET.

EFS-Web, EFS-Web Contingency, and SCORE will be unavailable during the maintenance period.

Registered e-Filers are advised to submit or download their Saved Submission Packages prior to 11:59 p.m., Saturday, April 25 to avoid any potential issues with Saved Submission Packages after the maintenance is complete.