Fee Processing System, ETAS, Financial Manager and Patent Maintenance Fees Storefront, EFS-Web, USPTO Call Center, Systems, and TEAS/TEASi Maintenances
Fee Processing System Maintenance
The USPTO will conduct maintenance on the Fee Processing system nightly from 1:00 a.m. to 1:30 a.m., April 26 through May 8 ET.
The maintenance will cause an outage to Financial Manager and Patent Maintenance Fee Storefront. The maintenance will also cause interruption to payment processing for users of the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS), Trademark Electronic Application System International (TEASi), and the Order Entry Management System (OEMS).
Users attempting to pay for a trademark order via TEAS or TEASi, should save their work and not try to pay during the maintenance timeframe.
Users processing an order via OEMS should not try to pay for an order during the maintenance time frame.
ETAS Maintenance
The USPTO will perform maintenance on the Electronic Trademark Assignment System (ETAS) beginning at 12:01 a.m. and ending at 2 a.m., Thursday, May 5 ET.
ETAS will be unavailable during the maintenance period.
ETAS users will need to save their submissions prior to the maintenance period and submit them after the maintenance period is complete.
Financial Manager and Patent Maintenance Fees Storefront Maintenance
The USPTO will conduct maintenance on Financial Manager and Patent Maintenance Fees Storefront beginning at 12:30 a.m. and ending at 2:30 a.m., Thursday, May 5 ET.
Financial Manager and Patent Maintenance Fees Storefront will be unavailable during the maintenance period.
The maintenance will also cause interruptions to payment processing for users of the following systems:
- Order Entry Management System (OEMS)
- Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS)
- Trademark Electronic Application System International (TEASi)
Users attempting to pay for a trademark order via TEAS or TEASi, should have their work and not try to pay during the maintenance timeframe.
Users processing an order via OEMS should not try to pay for an order during the maintenance timeframe.
EFS-Web Maintenance
The USPTO will perform maintenance affecting EFS-Web and EFS-Web Contingency beginning 12:01 a.m. and ending at 4:00 a.m., Friday, May 6 ET.
EFS-Web and EFS-Web Contingency will be unavailable during the maintenance period.
During the maintenance period, applicants may file new patent applications, new international design applications and documents and fees for national stage entry under 35 U.S.C. 371 via Priority Mail Express® from the United States Postal Service (USPS) in accordance with 37 CFR 1.10. Applicants may file other documents or fee payments by:
- facsimile transmission to the USPTO Central Facsimile (571) 273-8300,
- first class mail with a certificate of mailing in accordance with 37 CFR 1.8, or
- Priority Mail Express® from the USPS in accordance with 37 CFR 1.10.
Please note that filing of a new application under 35 USC 111(a), except reissue, design or plant applications, via Priority Mail Express® requires payment of the non-electronic filing fee (37 CFR 1.16(t)) in addition to the other required fees. The non-electronic filing fee is $400 ($200 for small and micro entities). Also please note that an international design application filed in paper may be subject to additional WIPO publication fees (see http://www.wipo.int/hague/en/fees/sched.htm).
New patent applications, new international design applications, copies of the international (PCT) application and basic national fee necessary to enter the national stage under 35 U.S.C. 371, and documents that are required to establish the filing date of an application (e.g., a missing drawing figure or page of the specification) cannot be submitted by facsimile transmission, and certificate of mailing procedures under 37 CFR 1.8 do not apply to these documents. Patent correspondence, including new patent applications, new international design applications, and documents or fee payments, cannot be submitted via e-mail.
Please contact the USPTO Inventor’s Assistance Center during business hours (Mon-Fri, 8:30 AM – 5:00 PM ET) at 1-800-786-9199 if you have any questions regarding alternative filing methods. Information regarding filing by first class mail with a certificate of mailing or by “Priority Mail Express” can also be found in the Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP), Sections 512 and 513, available on the USPTO Web site at: http://www.uspto.gov/web/offices/pac/mpep/index.html. Applicants are strongly advised to transmit their electronic filings prior to the outage period to ensure that the submissions are correctly completed.
If you have questions, please contact the Patent EBC at 1-866-217-9197 or ebc@uspto.gov.
USPTO Call Center Maintenance
The USPTO will perform maintenance on the USPTO call center software beginning at 12:01 a.m. and ending at 5 a.m., Friday, May 6 ET.
The websites listed below will be unavailable during the maintenance period:
- https://eipweb.uspto.gov/SOMS
- https://GlobalIPAcademy.uspto.gov/GIPA
- https://oippe.uspto.gov/IPCalendar
Systems Maintenance
USPTO will perform system maintenance beginning at midnight and ending at 2 a.m., Saturday, May 7 ET.
e-Patent Reference (EPR) data via Private PAIR will be unavailable during the maintenance period.
USPTO Call Center Maintenance
The USPTO will perform maintenance on the USPTO call center software beginning at midnight and ending at 5 a.m., Saturday, May 7 ET.
The websites listed below will be unavailable during the maintenance period:
- https://eipweb.uspto.gov/SOMS
- https://GlobalIPAcademy.uspto.gov/GIPA
- https://oippe.uspto.gov/IPCalendar
Systems Maintenance
The USPTO will perform maintenance affecting several systems beginning at midnight and ending at 6 a.m., Saturday, May 7 ET.
The systems listed below will be unavailable during the maintenance period:
- Electronic Patent Assignment System (EPAS)
- Electronic Trademark Assignment System (ETAS)
- Financial Manger
- Patent Maintenance Fees Storefront
The maintenance will also cause interruptions to payment processing for users of the following systems:
- Order Entry Management System (OEMS)
- Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS)
- Trademark Electronic Application System International (TEASi)
- USPTO Payment Page
Systems Maintenance
The USPTO will perform maintenance affecting several systems beginning at 12:01 a.m. and ending at 8 a.m., Sunday, May 8 ET.
The following systems and systems that interface with these systems will be unavailable during the maintenance period:
- Electronic Freedom of Information Act (eFOIA)
- Electronic Filing System (EFS)
- Electronic Filing System Web (EFS-Web)
- Office of Enrollment and Discipline Roster of Patent Attorneys/Agents (OEDCI)
- Patent Review Processing System (PRPS)
- Private Patent Application Information Retrieval (Private PAIR)
- Publication Site for Issued and Published Sequences (PSIPS)
- Revenue Accounting and Management System (RAM)
- Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS)
- Trademark Electronic Application System International (TEASi)
- Trademark Official Gazette (TMOG)
- Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS)
TEAS/TEASi Maintenance
The USPTO will perform maintenance affecting TEAS and TEASi beginning at 12:01 a.m. and ending at 8 a.m., Sunday, May 8 ET.
TEAS and TEASi will be unavailable during maintenance.
Posted at 07:32AM May 04, 2016 in Planned Events |