USPTO Systems Status and Availability

Friday Apr 02, 2021

Planned Events

Patent Examination Data Search (PEDS) Maintenance

The USPTO will perform maintenance on the Patent Examination Data Search (PEDS) system beginning at 11 a.m., Friday, April 2 and ending at 1 p.m., Friday, April 2 ET.

During the maintenance period, customers may experience a temporary disruption of service.

Multiple System Maintenance

The OCIO will deploy the Electronic System for Trademarks Trial and Appeals (ESTTA) and Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Viewing on the Web (TTABVUE) beginning at 12 a.m., Saturday, April 3 and ending at 4 a.m., Saturday, April 3 ET.

Bulk Data Storage System (BDSS) Maintenance

The USPTO will perform maintenance on the Bulk Data Storage System (BDSS) beginning at 12:01 a.m., Saturday, April 3 and ending at 8 a.m., Saturday, April 3 ET.

During the maintenance period, the entire BDSS system will be unavailable.

Multiple System Maintenance

The USPTO will perform maintenance on multiple systems beginning at 12:01 a.m., Sunday, April 4 and ending at 5:30 a.m., Sunday, April 4 ET.

The following systems will be unavailable during the maintenance period:

     • Images for Application Full Text (AppFT) and Patent Full Text on the Web (PatFT)
 
    • e-Patent Reference (EPR)
 
    • Publication Site for Issued and Published Sequences (PSIPS)

MyUSPTO Maintenance

The USPTO will perform MyUSPTO maintenance beginning at 12:01 a.m., Sunday, April 4 and ending at 5:30 a.m., Sunday, April 4 ET.

During the maintenance period, the my.uspto.gov website will be unavailable and users will  be unable to register for a new ​uspto.gov account. The maintenance will also impact the ability for Financial Manager users to add new users or make changes to user permissions for stored payment methods.

Users will be unable to sign in to Patent Center, the Patent Center Sponsorship tool, Private PAIR, EFS-Web for Registered eFilers, TEAS, and OEDIS CI. 

During the maintenance period, patent applicants can file new applications via Patent Center as a guest filer, EFS-Web for Unregistered eFilers, EFS-Web Contingency or use an alternative filing method.  If you have questions, please contact the Patent Electronic Business Center at 866-217-9197 or EBC@uspto.gov.

For trademark (TEAS) customers, please wait to use TEAS until after the maintenance window. Filing deadlines that fall on a Saturday extend to the next business day. ​If you have any questions, contact the TEAS team by email TEAS@uspto.gov. ​