USPTO Systems Status and Availability

Friday Feb 15, 2013

PRPS Software Upgrade and EFOIA Software Upgrade

PRPS Software Upgrade

USPTO will upgrade the Patent Review Processing System (PRPS) software beginning at 12:01 a.m. EDT and ending at 5 a.m. on Saturday, February 16. PRPS will be unavailable during the upgrade period.

EFOIA Software Upgrade

USPTO will upgrade the Electronic Freedom of Information Act (EFOIA) software beginning at 7 a.m. EDT and ending at 1 p.m. EDT on Saturday, February 16. EFOIA will be unavailable during the upgrade.