USPTO Systems Status and Availability

Tuesday Apr 07, 2020

Planned Events

Patent Transfer Inquiry (PTI) Maintenance

The USPTO will perform maintenance affecting Patent Transfer Inquiry (PTI) beginning at 12:01 a.m., Saturday, April 11 and ending at 5 a.m., Saturday, April 11 ET.

During the maintenance period, Patent Transfer Inquiry will be unavailable.

Users should log out of PTI before the maintenance begins.

Multiple Systems Maintenance

The USPTO will perform maintenance affecting multiple systems beginning at 12:01 a.m., Saturday, April 11 and ending at 5 a.m., Saturday, April 11 ET.

The following systems and systems that interface with these systems will be unavailable during the maintenance period:

• EFS-Web for Registered eFilers
• Private PAIR
• Sponsorship Tool

During this 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, use an alternative filing method.

If you have questions, please contact the Patent Electronic Business Center (EBC) at (866) 217-9197 during their operating hours of 6 a.m. to midnight, Monday - Friday ET, or email ebc@uspto.gov.

EAI-HUB and CCC System Maintenance

The USPTO will perform maintenance on Enterprise Application Integration HUB (EAI-HUB) and Certified Copy Center (CCC) beginning at 12:01 a.m., Saturday, April 18 and ending at 5 a.m., Saturday, April 18 ET.

CCC and EAI-HUB will not be available during the maintenance period.

CCC and EAI-HUB users should save all work and log off before the maintenance period begins.

TSDR Maintenance

The USPTO will perform maintenance affecting Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) beginning at 12.01 a.m., Tuesday, April 14 and ending at 3 a.m., Tuesday, April 14 ET.

TSDR will not be available during the maintenance period. Links to TSDR will not be available from the following systems:

  • Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS)
  • Trademark Electronic Application System International (TEASi)
  • Trademarks Electronic Official Gazette (TMOG)
  • Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Viewing on the Web (TTABVUE)
  • Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS)
  • USPTO Trademark Status mobile app