USPTO Systems Status and Availability

Monday Oct 16, 2017

Open Data Portal Maintenance and Maintenance Impacting USPTO Contact Centers

Open Data Portal Maintenance

The USPTO will perform an update on the Open Data Portal beginning at 9 a.m., Thursday, October 19 and ending at 6:00 p.m., Thursday, October 19 ET. Some users could experience a momentary loss of connection during the cutover to the new site. This update includes:

  • Website search capability
  • RBAC integration
  • Improved site navigation with dropdowns
  • Open Source Analytics sections

This update also includes improvements to the Bulk Search and Download API and user interface. The Bulk Search and Download API and user interface improvements include:

  • The ability for users to request customized zip packages of patent grant and applications including Patent Examination Data (PED) transaction history.
  • Access to a direct path to view or download associated PDF's for published patent grants and applications
  • API support for searching across various fields using Lucence query syntax.

The portal is available at developer.uspto.gov.

 

Maintenance Impacting USPTO Contact Centers

The USPTO will be performing maintenance impacting USPTO Contact Centers beginning at midnight, Friday, October 20 and ending at 5 a.m., Friday, October 20 ET.

During the maintenance period, you may experience brief service interruptions or delays when trying to contact the USPTO Contact Centers by email or phone.