Planned Events
Patent Office Action to XML (P-OA2XML) Maintenance
The USPTO will perform maintenance on P-OA2XML from 12:01 a.m. until 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 1 ET.
During the maintenance period, DOCX and XML downloads will not be available in Private PAIR and Patent Center.
Users should save all work and log off before the maintenance period begins.
Integrated Quality System (IQS) Maintenance
The USPTO will perform maintenance on the IQS systems from 12:01 a.m. until 5:30 a.m. on Wednesday, February 1 ET.
During the maintenance period, IQS will be unavailable.
Users should save all work and log off before the maintenance period begins.
Multiple Systems Maintenance
The USPTO will perform maintenance affecting multiple systems from 12:01 a.m. until 5:30 a.m. on Thursday, February 2 ET.
During this maintenance period, availability of Supplemental Content data for new applications and follow-ons filed will be delayed in the following systems:
• Patent Center
• Private Patent Application Information Retrieval (Private PAIR)
Please check Patent Center or Private-PAIR after the maintenance period for confirmation of availability of the Supplemental Content Data. 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 on multiple systems from 12:01 until 1 a.m. on Thursday, February 2 ET.
Only external users will be affected by this maintenance. External users will not be able to access any GW/Okta protected endpoints.
During the maintenance period, the following systems will be unavailable:
• API Key Manager
• EFS Web (Electronic Filing System-Web)
• Fee Payment Processing (FPNG)
• MyUSPTO
• Certified Copy Center (CCC)
• Office of Enrollment and Discipline - Customer Interface (OEDIS - CI)
• Patent Center (eMOD)
• Private PAIR (Patent Application Information Retrieval)
• Patent Trial and Appeal Case Tracking System (PTACTS)
• Trademark Electronic Application System - (TEASi)
• Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS)
• Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS-Media)
• Trademark Status Document Retrieval (TSDR) API
• Trademark- eOG(TM- eOG)
• Trademark Admin (TM-ADMIN)
• Trademark ID Manual (TM- IDM)
Patent Customers: During the maintenance period, applicants may file new applications, except for National Stage applications under 35 U.S.C. 371, via EFS-Web Unregistered.
If you need to file a National Stage application under 35 U.S.C. 371 or follow-on submission to an existing application during the maintenance period, please use the alternative filing method.
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: https://www.uspto.gov/patents/ptab/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.
Trademark System Maintenance
The USPTO will perform maintenance on the Trademark System from 12:01 a.m. until 5:30 a.m. on Friday, February 3 ET.
During the maintenance period, the following systems will remain available, but mark images and documents will be unavailable:
• Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS)
• Trademark Electronic Application System International (TEASi)
• Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) will be available but with limited capability
Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) and Trademark Electronic Application System International (TEASi) Maintenance
The USPTO will perform maintenance on the TEAS and TEASi systems from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Saturday, February 4 ET.
During the maintenance period, TEAS and TEASi will be unavailable.
Posted at 07:59AM Jan 31, 2023 in Planned Events |