Planned Events
Multiple System Maintenance
The USPTO will perform routine maintenance affecting multiple systems from midnight-5:30 a.m. ET on Thursday, April 4.
During this maintenance period, availability of Supplemental Content data for new applications and follow-ons filed will be delayed in Patent Center.
Please check Patent Center after the maintenance period for confirmation of availability of the Supplemental Content Data.
Certified Copy Center (CCC) Maintenance
The USPTO will perform routine maintenance on the CCC system to enhance TLS settings and remediate security findings from 9-10 p.m. ET on Thursday, April 4.
Some users may experience a momentary slowness in the application during this maintenance period.
Publication Site for Issued and Published Sequences Maintenance
The USPTO will perform routine maintenance on the PSIPS systems from midnight-5:30 a.m. ET on Friday, April 5.
Patent Trial and Appeal Case Tracking System (P-TACTS) Maintenance
The USPTO will perform routine maintenance on P-TACTS systems beginning at 8 p.m. ET on Friday April 5 and ending at 12 a.m. ET on Saturday, April 6.
P-TACTS will be unavailable during the maintenance period.
Users should save all work and log off their workstation before the maintenance period begins.
Parties must either pay fees for petitions outside of this scheduled maintenance time or pay early. Those with deadlines for petition filing or other associated documents to a pending AIA case, must use an alternate filing method.
If you have questions, please contact PTAB 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET at 571-272-9797 weekdays or email Trials@uspto.gov.
Posted at 12:00AM Apr 03, 2024 in Planned Events |