USPTO Systems Status and Availability

Wednesday May 14, 2014

Service Interruptions

USPTO is currently experiencing service interruptions affecting multiple Online Business Systems.

USPTO is working to resolve the issues as quickly as possible.

Online submission processing is currently unavailable through EFS-Web and EFS-Web Contingency. Please use alternative filing methods such as "Express Mail" during this period. Please refer to the Legal Framework for EFS-Web for additional guidance. 

Public and Private PAIR are also unavailable.

If you have questions, you may contact the Patent EBC by phone at 866-217-9197 or by email at ebc@uspto.gov.