USPTO Systems Status and Availability

Monday May 15, 2017

Current Status

Critical Microsoft Security Patches Deployment

The USPTO will deploy Critical Microsoft Security Patches to all production Windows Servers beginning at 10 p.m. Wednesday, May 17 and ending at 5:30 a.m., Thursday, May 18 ET.

During this period, USPTO-wide applications may become unavailable for the duration of the server restart. No end user action is required for this maintenance.

For Patents Customers:

If you need to file a patent application, follow-on document, or fee payment during the maintenance period, please use an alternative payment method.

For Trademark Customers:

While TEAS/TEASi are not expected to be impacted, if your deadline is today and you are unable to file using TEAS/TEASi, you must use an alternative method of filing.