GPSN, Public and Private PAIR, PRPS, EFS-Web, TTABVUE, and RAM Maintenances
GPSN Maintenance
The USPTO will perform maintenance on the Global Patent Search Network (GPSN) beginning at 5 p.m., Friday, August 28 and ending at 4 a.m., Saturday, August 29 ET.
GPSN will be unavailable during the maintenance period.
Public and Private PAIR Maintenance
The USPTO will perform maintenance affecting the Public and Private Patent Application Information Retrieval (PAIR) Systems beginning at 12:01 a.m. and ending at 4 a.m., Saturday, August 29 ET.
Public and Private PAIR will remain available during the maintenance period. However, access to the Supplemental Content will be unavailable.
PRPS Maintenance
The USPTO will perform maintenance affecting the Patent Review Processing System (PRPS) beginning at 1 a.m. and ending at 5 a.m., Saturday, August 29 ET.
PRPS will be unavailable during the maintenance period.
EFS-Web Maintenance
The USPTO will perform maintenance on the Electronic Filing System (EFS-Web) beginning at 12:01 a.m. and ending at 4:00 a.m., Sunday, August 30 ET.
EFS-Web and EFS-Web Contingency 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, August 29 to avoid any potential issues with Saved Submission Packages after the maintenance is complete.
TTABVUE Maintenance
USPTO will perform maintenance on Trademark Trial and Appeal Board VUE (TTABVUE) beginning at 12:01 a.m. and ending 5 a.m., Sunday, August 30.
TTABVUE will not be available during the maintenance period.
RAM Maintenance
The USPTO will perform maintenance on the Revenue Accounting and Management (RAM) system beginning at 12:01 a.m. and ending at 6 a.m., Sunday, August 30 ET.
All payment processing through the following USPTO systems will be unavailable during the maintenance period:
- Electronic Filing System (EFS-Web) and EFS-Web Contingency
- Electronic System for Trademark Trials and Appeals (ESTTA)
- Electronic Trademark Assignment System (ETAS)
- Order Entry Management System (OEMS)
- Office of Finance On-Line Shopping Site
- Revenue Accounting and Management (RAM)
- Patent Review Processing System (PRPS)
- Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS)
- Trademark Electronic Application System international (TEASi)
ESTTA and ETAS will be unavailable during the maintenance period.
For EFS-Web Applications
EFS-Web applicants may use an alternative payment method, such as submitting a deposit account authorization or faxing in a credit card authorization to 571-273-8300.
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 TEAS Outage page for information concerning Trademark alternative filing methods. If you have any questions, contact the TEAS Team by email at TEAS@uspto.gov.
Posted at 09:50AM Aug 28, 2015 in Planned Events |