Planned Events
Certified Copy Center
The USPTO will deploy Certified Copy Center (CCC 2.2) beginning at 9 p.m., Wednesday, April 1 and ending 3 a.m., Thursday, April 2 ET.
CCC will be temporarily unavailable during the deployment timeframe.
Systems Maintenance
The USPTO will perform systems maintenance beginning at 12:01 a.m., Friday, April 3 and ending at 2:00 a.m., Friday, April 3 ET.The following systems will be unavailable during this maintenance period:
- my.uspto.gov
- Certified Copy Center (CCC)
- Electronic Filing System (EFS-Web) for Registered eFilers
- Private PAIR
- Patent Practitioner Support Sponsorship Tool
- Trademark Next Generation ID Manual (TMNG-IDM)
- Trademark Next Generation Official Gazette (TMOG)
- Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS)
- Trademark Electronic Application System International (TEASi)
The maintenance will cause an outage to Financial Manager, Patent Maintenance Fee Storefront, the USPTO.gov login (authentication) system, 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:
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Electronic Filing System (EFS-Web) for Unregistered eFilers and EFS-Web Contingency
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Electronic System for Trademark Trials and Appeals (ESTTA)
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Electronic Trademark Assignment Search (ETAS)
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Patent Maintenance Fee Storefront
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Patent Trial and Appeal Board End to End (PTAB E2E)
For Patent Customers: During the maintenance period, if you need to file a new patent application, you can use EFS-Web for Unregistered eFilers or EFS-Web Contingency. If you need to file a follow-on submission or pay fees, use an alternative filing or payment method. If you have questions, please contact the Patent Electronic Business Center (EBC) at 1-866-217-9197, Monday through Friday from 6:00 a.m. - midnight ET, or email ebc@uspto.gov.
For PTAB Customers: If your deadline is today for the petition filing and/or other associated documents to a pending AIA case and you cannot file electronically via the Patent Trial and Appeal Board End-to-End System (PTAB-E2E), you may use an alternative filing method. Please visit the PTAB-E2E FAQ page (https://www.uspto.gov/patents-application-process/patent-trial-and-appeal-board/ptab-e2e-frequently-asked-questions) and see A2 for information concerning your AIA petition filing and/or document filing using PTAB-E2E alternative filing methods. If you have any questions, contact PTAB during normal business hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. ET by telephone at 571-272-7822 or email at Trials@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 Trademark Outage Page for information concerning Trademark alternative filing methods. If you have any questions, contact the TEAS Team by email: 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 TTAB Outage Page for information concerning Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) alternative filing methods. If you have any questions, contact the TTAB Assistance Center during normal business hours between 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time, Monday through Friday, except federal holidays by telephone at 571-272-8500 or email: TTABInfo@uspto.gov.
Users need to exit the above systems prior to the start of the maintenance period.
P-GD-PAD Maintenance
The USPTO will perform maintenance on Global Dossier-Public Access to Foreign Applications Dossiers (P-GD-PAD) beginning at 10 p.m., Friday, April 3 and ending at 9 a.m., Saturday, April 4 ET.
P-GD-PAD and One Portal Dossier (OPD) will be unavailable during the maintenance.
The USPTO will perform maintenance affecting Patent Transfer Inquiry (PTI) beginning at 12:01 a.m., Saturday, April 4 and ending at 5 a.m., Saturday, April 4 ET.
During the maintenance period, Patent Transfer Inquiry will be unavailable: Users should log off before the maintenance begins.
Multiple System Maintenance
The USPTO will perform server maintenance beginning at 12:01 a.m., Sunday, April 5 and ending at 5 a.m., Sunday, April 5 ET.
The following systems will be unavailable during the maintenance period:
- Electronic System for Trademark Trials and Appeals (ESTTA)
- Electronic Trademark Assignment System (ETAS)
- Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS)
- Trademark Electronic Application System International (TEASi)
- Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Inquiry System (TTABVUE)
- Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR)
Posted at 03:55AM Apr 01, 2020 in Planned Events |