USPTO Systems Status and Availability

Friday Jan 24, 2014

System and PRPS Maintenance

System Maintenance

USPTO will perform system maintenance beginning at 12:01 a.m. and ending at 2 a.m., Saturday, January 25.

The Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP), the Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (TMEP), the Trademark Federal Status and Regulations (TFSR), and the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Manual of Procedure (TBMP) will be unavailable during the maintenance period.

PRPS Maintenance

USPTO will perform maintenance on the Patent Review Process System (PRPS) beginning at midnight and ending 5:30 a.m., Tuesday, January, 28.

PRPS will not be available during the maintenance period.