USPTO Systems Status and Availability

Friday Dec 15, 2017

Multiple Systems Maintenance

Multiple Systems Maintenance

The USPTO will perform maintenance affecting the following systems beginning at 12:01 a.m., Saturday December 16 and ending at 11:59 p.m., Saturday December 16 ET.

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

  • Assignments on the Web (AOTW)
  • Electronic Filing System and Contingency (EFS-Web and EFS-Web Contingency)
  • Electronic Freedom of Information Act (E-FOIA)
  • Global Dossier (GD)
  • Office of Enrollment and Discipline Information System (OEDIS)
  • Patent Maintenance Fees Storefront
  • Public Patent Application Information Retrieval (Public PAIR)
  • Private Patent Application Information Retrieval (Private PAIR)

 

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

  • Electronic Patent Assignment System (ePAS)
  • One Portfolio Dossier (OPD)
  • Patent Review Process System (PRPS)

 

EFS-Web Applicants

During the maintenance period, if you need to file patent applications or submissions, please use an alternative filing method.

If you have questions, please contact the EBC (Patent Electronic Business Center) at 1-866-217-9197, Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. - midnight ET, or email ebc@uspto.gov.