MyUSPTO.gov and Fee Processing Maintenance
MyUSPTO.gov and Fee Processing Maintenance
The USPTO will perform system maintenance beginning at 12:01 a.m., Saturday, March 25 and ending at 4 a.m., Saturday, March 25 ET.
The my.uspto.gov website will be unavailable during the maintenance period.
The maintenance will cause an outage to Financial Manager, an outage to Patent Maintenance Fee Storefront, and an interruption to payment processing for all USPTO storefronts. Users of the following systems should not attempt to make a payment during the maintenance period:
- Electronic Filing System (EFS-Web and EFS-Web Contingency)
- Patent Maintenance Fee Storefront
- Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS)
- Trademark Electronic Application System International (TEASi)
- Electronic Trademark Assignment Search (ETAS)
- Order Entry Management System (OEMS)
- Electronic System for Trademark Trials and Appeals (ESTTA)
- Patent Trial and Appeal Board End to End (PTAB E2E)
For Patent Customers:
For more information about filing documents during an outage, please visit https://www.uspto.gov/patents-application-process/filing-online/filing-documents-during-outage. 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.
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 Outage Page for information concerning Trademark alternative filing methods. Account holders will still be able to pay the required fees via those accounts. In addition, forms that do not require a fee payment can still be filed. If you have any questions, contact the TEAS Team by email at TEAS@uspto.gov
For TTAB Customers:
If your deadline is today and the document cannot be filed electronically, you must use an alternative method of filing. Please visit the Outage Page for information concerning TTAB alternative filing methods. If you have any questions, contact the TTAB Assistance Center during normal business hours by phone at 571-272-8500 or email TTABInfo@uspto.gov
Posted at 11:19AM Mar 21, 2017 in Planned Events |