Planned Events
Multiple System Maintenance
The USPTO will perform maintenance affecting multiple systems from 12:01 a.m. until 5:30 a.m. on Friday, September 15 ET.
During this maintenance period, availability of Supplemental Content data for new applications and follow-ons filed will be delayed in Patent Center and 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.
Trilateral Dossier Access (TDA) Maintenance
The USPTO will perform maintenance on the TDA systems from 12:01 a.m. until 5:30 a.m. on Saturday, September 16 ET.
During the maintenance period, TDA will be unavailable.
Multiple System Maintenance
The USPTO will perform maintenance affecting multiple systems from 12:01 a.m. until 5:30 a.m. ET on Saturday, September 16 ET.
The following systems will be unavailable during the maintenance period:
• EFS-Web for Registered eFilers, Unregistered eFilers, and EFS-Web Contingency
• Private PAIR
Patent Center will be available as an alternative to electronically file and retrieve patent applications. Please refer to our Filing Documents during an Outage page for other alternative filing method.
Fee Processing Next
Generation (FPNG) Credit Card Payment Maintenance
Due to third-party system maintenance activities, credit/debit
card payments will not be accepted from 6 p.m. until 10 p.m. on Saturday,
September 16 ET.
During the maintenance period, the following USPTO storefronts
will be unable to accept credit/debit card payments:
- Electronic
Filing System-Web (EFS-Web)
- Electronic
Filing System-Web Contingency (EFS-Web Contingency)
- 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)
- Electronic
System for Trademark Trials and Appeals (ESTTA)
- Electronic
Trademark Assignment Search (ETAS)
- Office
of Enrollment and Discipline Customer Interface (OEDCI)
- Certified
Copy Center (CCC)
Customers with an already established USPTO Deposit Account or
Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) Account may still pay using one of these
payment methods during the maintenance window.
If you are unable to wait until the maintenance activity
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).
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 Case Tracking System, (P-TACTS) 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 P-TACTS 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 10:41AM Sep 13, 2023 in Planned Events |