Planned Events
Multiple System Maintenance
The USPTO will perform maintenance affecting multiple systems beginning at 12:01 a.m., Saturday, May 14 and ending at 5:30 a.m., Saturday, May 14 ET.
The following systems and systems that interface with these systems will be unavailable during the maintenance period:
• EFS-Web for Registered eFilers, Unregistered eFilers, and EFS-Web Contingency
• Private PAIR
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.
Multiple Systems Maintenance
The USPTO will perform maintenance affecting multiple systems beginning at 12:01 a.m., Sunday, May 15 and ending at 4 a.m., Sunday, May 15 ET.
During the Maintenance period, there is a possibility of intermittent interruption for the following systems:
• API Key Manager
• EFS Web (Electronic Filing System-Web)
• Fee Processing Next Generation
• MyUSPTO
• Certified Copy Center (CCC)
• Office of Enrollment and Discipline - Customer Interface (OEDIS - CI)
• Patent Center (eMOD)
• Patent Center Support
• Patent Trial and Appeal Board End to End (PTAB E2E)
• PE2E Sequence Listing Access (SLIC) - PE2E Bio-Sequence
• Private PAIR (Patent Application Information Retrieval )
• TMNG Document Management
• Trademark Admin (TM-ADMIN)
• Trademark Electronic Application System - (TEASi)
• Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS)
• Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS-Media)
• Trademark Next Generation - eOG(TMNG- eOG)
• Trademark Next Generation - Exam (TMNG Exam)
• Trademark Next Generation - Exam/Content
• Trademark Next Generation ID Manual (TMNG- IDM)
• TSDR – API
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.
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 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.
Trademark Customers:
If your deadline is today and the document requiring a fee payment cannot be filed electronically, you must use an alternate method of filling. 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.
TTAB Customers:
If your deadline is today and the document cannot be filed electronically, you must use an alternative method of filing method. 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.
Multiple Systems Maintenance
The USPTO will perform maintenance on multiple systems beginning at 8 a.m., Friday, May 13 and ending at 4 p.m., Friday, May 13 ET.
During the maintenance period, the following systems and systems that interface with these systems should not be disrupted:
• Patent Center
• EFS-Web for Registered eFilers
• Private PAIR
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 12 a.m., Monday - Friday ET, or email ebc@uspto.gov.
Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) and Trademark Electronic Application System International (TEASi) Maintenance
The USPTO will perform maintenance on the TEAS and TEASi systems beginning at 8 a.m., Saturday, May 21 and ending at 4 p.m., Saturday, May 21 ET.
During the maintenance period, TEAS and TEASi will be unavailable.
Users should file all saved forms and e-signature forms by 7:59 a.m., Saturday, May 21 ET. If you don't file these forms by that time, you will have to start the process again with new forms.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Posted at 03:35AM May 12, 2022 in Planned Events |