Planned Events
Patent Examination Data Search (PEDS) Maintenance
The USPTO will perform maintenance on the PEDS system beginning at 10 a.m., Tuesday, June 7 and ending at 2 p.m., Tuesday, June 7 ET.
During the maintenance period, users will be unable to access the system.
PALM Patent Cooperation Treaty Operations (PCT-OPS) Maintenance
The USPTO will perform maintenance on PCT-OPS beginning at 12:01 a.m., Saturday, June 11 and ending at 5 a.m., Saturday, June 11 ET.
During this maintenance period, new PCT applications submitted via EFS-Web and Patent Center will experience a delay in application processing. This delay will prevent the filing of follow-on submissions for yet to be processed PCT applications.
Once PCT-OPS services are fully restored, application processing will resume.
Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) and Trademark Electronic Application System International (TEASi) Maintenance
The USPTO will perform maintenance on TEAS and TEASi beginning at 8 a.m., Saturday, June 11 and ending at 2 p.m., Saturday, June 11 ET.
During the maintenance period, TEAS and TEASi will be unavailable.
E-signature links for third party signature and saved forms will work following the deployment.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Multiple System Maintenance
The USPTO will be performing maintenance on multiple systems beginning at 12:01 a.m., Wednesday, June 8 and ending at 4 a.m., Wednesday, June 8 ET.
We are not expecting any user impact however; if any impact is observed, please try your transaction after the conclusion of maintenance.
Below are systems that may be impacted:
• Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS/TEASI)
• Patent Center
• Patent Electronic Filing System - Web (EFS-Web)
• Private Pair
• Fee Processing Next Generation (FPNG)
• Certified Copy Center (CCC)
• Office of Enrollment and Discipline Information System (OEDIS)
• Office of Enrollment and Discipline Information System – Customer Interface (OEDIS-CI)
Fee Processing Next Generation (FPNG) and Payment processing Maintenance
Due to system maintenance on USPTO financial systems, we will be unable to accept fee payments beginning at 12 a.m., Saturday, June 11 and ending at 5:30 a.m., Saturday, June 11 ET.
During the maintenance period, the following storefronts will be impacted:
• Electronic Filing System (EFS-Web)
• Patent Center
• Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB-E2E)
• Patent Maintenance Fees Storefront (FPNG)
• Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS)
• Trademark Electronic Application System International (TEASI)
• Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (ESTTA)
• Office of Enrollment and Discipline Customer Interface (OEDCI)
• Electronic Trademark Assignment System (ETAS)
• Certified Copy Center (CCC)
In addition, several online financial services will be unavailable, including Patent Maintenance fee bulk uploads and retrieval of Maintenance Fee statements, access to Financial Manager reports and transaction searches, and fee history lookups through Private PAIR. If you are unable to wait until the maintenance has concluded to pay a fee, the following alternative options are available:
Patent Customers: For more information about filing documents during an outage, please visit: https://www.uspto.gov/patents/apply/filing-online/filing-documents-during-outage. If you have questions, please contact the Patent Electronic Business Center (EBC) at 1-866-217-9197, Monday through Friday from 6 a.m., to midnight ET.
PTAB Customers: If your deadline is today for the petition filing and/or other associated documents to a pending America Invents Act (AIA) case and you cannot file electronically via the Patent Trial and Appeal Board End-to-End (PTAB-E2E) System, you may use an alternative filing method. Please visit the PTAB-E2E FAQ page: PTAB E2E frequently asked questions and see A2 for information concerning your America Invents Act (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 p.m., ET by telephone at 571-272-7822 or email at Trials@uspto.gov.
Trademark Customers: Filing deadlines that fall on a Saturday extend the filing deadline to the next business day. Please try filing again after the maintenance ends. If you have any questions, contact the TEAS Team by email at TEAS@uspto.gov.
TTAB Customers: Please visit the TTAB Outage Page: https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/ttab/filing-ttab-documents-during-outage 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 by telephone at 571-272-8500 or email TTABInfo@uspto.gov.
Posted at 03:46AM Jun 06, 2022 in Planned Events |