USPTO Systems Status and Availability

MyUSPTO.gov and Fee Processing Maintenance

The USPTO will perform systems maintenance in two phases. The first phase will begin at 12:01 a.m. and end at 4 a.m., Friday, July 14 ET. The second phase will  begin at 12:01 a.m. and end at 5 a.m., Sunday, July 16 ET.

The my.uspto.gov website may be unavailable during the maintenance period.

The maintenance may cause an outage to Financial Manager, an outage to Patent Maintenance Fee Storefront, and interruption to payment processing for USPTO storefronts. Users of the following systems should not attempt to make a payment during the maintenance period:

• Electronic Filing System - Web (EFS-Web)
• Patent Maintenance Fee Storefront
• Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS)
• Trademark Electronic Application System International (TEASi)
• Electronic Trademark Assignment Search (ETAS)
• Order Entry Management System (OEMS)
• Electronic System for Trademark Trials and Appeals (ESTTA)
• Patent Trial and Appeal Board End to End (PTAB E2E)

For Patent Customers

For more information about filing documents during an outage, please visit the Filing Documents During an Outage page. If you have questions, please contact the Patent Electronic Business Center (EBC) at 1-866-217-9197, Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. - midnight ET, or email.

For PTAB Customers

PTAB-E2E will be available for use (uploading and downloading files and searching) but a petitioner will not be able to pay for their newly created petitions when the Financial Manager payment system is unavailable. Please pay for your newly filed petitions when Financial Manager is available. If your deadline is today for the petition filing and/or other associated documents to a pending AIA case and you cannot file electronically via the Patent Trial and Appeal Board End-to-End System (PTAB-E2E), you may use an alternative filing method. Please visit the PTAB-E2E FAQ page (https://www.uspto.gov/patents-application-process/patent-trial-and-appeal-board/ptab-e2e-frequently-asked-questions) and see A2 for information concerning your 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 atTrials@uspto.gov(link sends e-mail).

For Trademark Customers

If your deadline is today and the document requiring a fee payment cannot be filed electronically, you must use an alternative method of filing. Please visit the Trademark Outage Page for information concerning Trademark alternative filing methods. Account holders will still be able to pay the required fees via those accounts. In addition, forms that do not require a fee payment can still be filed. If you have any questions, contact the TEAS Team by email TEAS@uspto.gov(link sends e-mail).

For TTAB Customers

If your deadline is today and the document cannot be filed electronically, you must use an alternative method of filing. Please visit the TTAB Outage Page 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(link sends e-mail).

Trademark System Maintenance

The USPTO will perform maintenance on the Trademark TMNG System beginning at 12:01 a.m., Friday, July 14 and ending at 5:30 a.m., Friday, July 14 ET.

The ID Manual (TMNG-IDM), and Trademark Official Gazette (TMOG) will be unavailable, however, the PDF version of the gazette will be available during the maintenance period.

Trademarks Search and Document Retrieval (TSDR) will be available with reduced functionality during the maintenance period.

The maintenance will also prevent use of the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) initial application forms.