System 411

Tuesday Apr 26, 2016

Fee Processing, E-FOIA, TTABVUE, ETAS, and TEAS/TEASi Maintenances

Fee Processing System Maintenance

The USPTO will conduct maintenance on the Fee Processing system nightly from 1:00 a.m. to 1:30 a.m., April 26 through May 8 ET.

The maintenance will cause an outage to Financial Manager and Patent Maintenance Fee Storefront. The maintenance will also cause interruption to payment processing for users of the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS), Trademark Electronic Application System International (TEASi), and the Order Entry Management System (OEMS). 

Users attempting to pay for a trademark order via TEAS or TEASi, should save their work and not try to pay during the maintenance timeframe.

Users processing an order via OEMS should not try to pay for an order during the maintenance timeframe.

E-FOIA Maintenance

The USPTO will perform maintenance on Electronic Freedom Of Information Act (E-FOIA) beginning at 10 p.m. and ending at 11:59 p.m., Wednesday, April 27 ET.

E-FOIA will be unavailable and users should not attempt to access E-FOIA during the maintenance period.

TTABVUE Maintenance

The USPTO will perform maintenance affecting Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Inquiry System (TTABVUE) beginning at 12:01 a.m. and ending at 5 a.m., Wednesday, April 27 ET.

TTABVUE will be unavailable during the maintenance period.

ETAS Maintenance

The USPTO will perform maintenance on the Electronic Trademark Assignment System (ETAS) beginning at 12:01 a.m. and ending at 2 a.m., Saturday, April 30 ET.

ETAS will be unavailable during the maintenance period.

ETAS users will need to save their submissions prior to the maintenance period and submit them after the maintenance period is complete.

TTABVUE Maintenance

The USPTO will perform maintenance on the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Viewing on the Web (TTABVUE) beginning at 12:01 a.m. and ending at 5 a.m., Saturday, April 30 ET.

TTABVUE will be unavailable during the maintenance period.

TEAS/TEASi Maintenance

The USPTO will perform maintenance affecting TEAS and TEASi beginning at 12:01 a.m. and ending at 8 a.m., Sunday, May 8 ET.

TEAS and TEASi will be unavailable during maintenance.