USPTO Systems Status and Availability

Thursday Apr 28, 2016

Fee Processing System, Patment Systems, Systems, ETAS, TTABVUE, 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 timeframe.

Payment Systems Maintenance

The USPTO will perform maintenance affecting several systems beginning at midnight and ending at 6 a.m., Friday, April 29 ET.

The following systems will be unavailable during the maintenance period:

  • Financial Manager
  • 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)

Users attempting to pay for a trademark order via TEAS or TEASi, should have their work an 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.

Systems Maintenance

The USPTO will perform maintenance affecting several systems beginning at midnight and ending at 6 a.m., Friday, April 29 ET.

The systems listed below will be unavailable during the maintenance period:

  • Electronic Patent Assignment System (EPAS)
  • Electronic Trademark Assignment System (ETAS)
  • Trademark Electronic Application Submission (TEAS)
  • Trademark Electronic Application Submission International (TEASi)

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., Saturday, April 30 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.

TTABVUE Maintenance

The USPTO will perform maintenance on the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Viewing on the Web (TTABVUE) beginning at 12:01 a.m. and ending at 5 a.m., Saturday, April 30 ET.

TTABVUE will be unavailable during the maintenance period.

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.