USPTO Systems Status and Availability

Friday Jul 23, 2021

Planned Events

Multiple Systems Maintenance

The USPTO will perform maintenance on the Electronic System for Trademarks Trials Appeals (ESTTA), Trademark Trial and Appeal Board ​Inquiry System (TTABVUE), and TTAB Reading Room (TMNG-TTAB-FOIA) applications beginning at 12:01 a.m., Saturday, July 24 and ending at 5:30 a.m., Saturday, July 24 ET.

During the maintenance period, the Electronic System for Trademarks Trials Appeals (ESTTA), Trademark Trial and Appeal Board VUE (TTABVUE), and TTAB Reading Room (TMNG-TTAB-FOIA) applications will be unavailable.

TEAS and TEASi System Maintenance​

​The USPTO will perform maintenance on the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) and Trademark Electronic Application System International (TEASi) beginning at 8 a.m., Saturday, July 31 and ending at 2 p.m., Saturday, July 31 ET.

During the maintenance period, TEAS and TEASi will be unavailable.

EFS-Web Maintenance

The USPTO will perform maintenance on the Electronic Filing System-Web (EFS-Web) system beginning at 11:30 p.m., Saturday, July 24 and ending at 5:30 p.m., Sunday, July 25 ET.

During the maintenance period, the following applications will be unavailable:

  • EFS-Web for Registered eFilers
  • EFS-Web for Unregistered eFilers
  • EFS-Web Contingency
  • Patent Center
  • Private PAIR
  • Public PAIR
  • Sponsorship Tool

EFS-Web applicants should submit Saved Submission packages prior to the maintenance period. After the maintenance, Saved Submission packages that were created prior to the maintenance may not render properly.

During the maintenance period, applicants can use an alternative filing method to submit patent applications and follow-on submissions.

For assistance and questions, please contact the Patent EBC at 1-866-217-9197, Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to midnight ET, or email ebc@uspto.gov.

TESS Maintenance​

The USPTO will perform maintenance on the Trademark Electronic Search System (TESS) application beginning at 12:01 a.m., Sunday, July 25 and ending at 5:30 a.m., Sunday, July 25 ET.

During the maintenance period, TESS will not be available.

Users should save all work and log off before the maintenance period begins.​​

Multiple Systems Maintenance

The USPTO will perform maintenance affecting several systems beginning at 12:01 a.m., Sunday, July 25 and ending at 9 a.m., Sunday, July 25 ET.

The systems listed below 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)

Users should save all work and log off before the maintenance period begins.

X-Search Maintenance

The USPTO will perform maintenance on the X-Search system beginning at 12:01 a.m., Sunday, July 25 and ending at 5:30 a.m., Sunday, July 25 ET.

Users should save all work and log off before the maintenance period begins.