Planned Events
Fee Processing Next Generation (FPNG) and Payment processing Maintenance
Due to system maintenance of the USPTO network, fee payment processing will experience an outage from 12a.m. until 2 a.m. on Friday, January 13 ET.
During the maintenance period, the following storefronts will be impacted:
- Electronic Filing System (EFS-Web)
- Patent Center
- Patent Trial and Appeal Case Tracking System (P-TACTS)
- 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)
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-application-process/filing-online/filing-documents-during-outage.
If you require assistance with the online fee payment management system, please contact the USPTO Contact Center via the following telephone numbers:
- 800-786-9199 (toll-free)
- 571-272-1000 (local)
- 800-877-8339 (TTY)
Support for the online fee payment management system, and USPTO.gov accounts, is available Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET (except federal holidays).
P-TACTS 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: 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.
Private Patent Application Information Retrieval (Private-PAIR) Maintenance
The USPTO will perform maintenance on Private-PAIR from 12:01 a.m. until 5:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 14 ET.
During the maintenance period, Private PAIR will be unavailable. Please use Patent Center as an alternative to electronically retrieve patent applications.
Patent Electronic Filing System – Web (EFS-Web) Maintenance
The USPTO will perform
maintenance on EFS-Web from 8 p.m. until 10 p.m. on Sunday, January
15 ET.
During this maintenance
period, Fee Worksheets and Acknowledgement Receipts for submissions will not be
generated.
Applicants may file submissions in EFS-Web during this time, but wait until Monday for those documents to be generated. Applicants may still file submissions via Patent Center.
Posted at 10:10AM Jan 11, 2023 in Planned Events |