USPTO External System Status Updates https://www.uspto.gov/ en Fri, 24 Jul 2026 17:00:04 -0400 Reference Document Management Services (RDMS) Maintenance https://www.uspto.gov/system-status/20260730-reference-document-management-services-rdms-maintenance Planned event <p>The USPTO will perform routine maintenance from <strong>12:01- 5 a.m. ET on Thursday, July 30.</strong></p><p>The following manuals will be unavailable between 12:01 am – 1:30 am on Thursday July 30.</p><ul type="disc"><li>Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (eMPEP)</li><li>Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (TMEP)</li><li>Trademark Federal Statutes and Rules (TFSR)</li><li>Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Manual of Procedure (TBMP)</li></ul> Last updated: Thursday, Jul 23, 2026 at 9:42 AM ET <br /><br /> Past status updates: <br /> <div class="view view-system-status-revisions view-id-system_status_revisions view-display-id-block_1 js-view-dom-id-0bf2c17bc35ab168eff68ebae76bf8b7a7a7a587f676c74e8e1ba7353db1f1f9"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="status-item"><time datetime="2026-07-23T09:42:50-04:00" class="datetime">Jul 23, 2026 09:42 AM ET</time> - Planned maintenance </div> </div> </div> https://www.uspto.gov/system-status/20260730-reference-document-management-services-rdms-maintenance 2026-07-30T00:00:00 - 2026-07-30T05:00:00 USPTO External System Status Updates The USPTO will perform routine maintenance from 12:01- 5 a.m. ET on Thursday, July 30.

The following manuals will be unavailable between 12:01 am – 1:30 am on Thursday July 30.

  • Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (eMPEP)
  • Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (TMEP)
  • Trademark Federal Statutes and Rules (TFSR)
  • Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Manual of Procedure (TBMP)
Last updated: Thursday, Jul 23, 2026 at 9:42 AM ET

Past status updates:
- Planned maintenance
]]> Trademark System Maintenance https://www.uspto.gov/system-status/20260724-trademark-system-maintenance Planned event <p>The USPTO will perform routine maintenance on the Trademark System <strong>from 12:01 - 1 a.m. ET on Friday, July 24. </strong></p><p> During the maintenance period, the Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) will remain available with limited capability.</p> Last updated: Friday, Jul 24, 2026 at 1:00 AM ET <br /><br /> Past status updates: <br /> <div class="view view-system-status-revisions view-id-system_status_revisions view-display-id-block_1 js-view-dom-id-3a01b6ebedf0024a033c031d72ac1530dd724be5797e1962f7e50f9311dcb0e2"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="status-item"><time datetime="2026-07-24T01:00:04-04:00" class="datetime">Jul 24, 2026 01:00 AM ET</time> - Completed </div> <div class="status-item"><time datetime="2026-07-24T00:00:02-04:00" class="datetime">Jul 24, 2026 12:00 AM ET</time> - In progress </div> <div class="status-item"><time datetime="2026-07-20T19:35:24-04:00" class="datetime">Jul 20, 2026 07:35 PM ET</time> - Planned maintenance </div> </div> </div> https://www.uspto.gov/system-status/20260724-trademark-system-maintenance 2026-07-24T00:00:01 - 2026-07-24T01:00:00 USPTO External System Status Updates The USPTO will perform routine maintenance on the Trademark System from 12:01 - 1 a.m. ET on Friday, July 24. 

 During the maintenance period, the Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) will remain available with limited capability.

Last updated: Friday, Jul 24, 2026 at 1:00 AM ET

Past status updates:
- Completed
- In progress
- Planned maintenance
]]> Reference Document Management Services (RDMS) Maintenance https://www.uspto.gov/system-status/20260718-reference-document-management-services-rdms-maintenance Planned event <p>The USPTO will perform routine maintenance <strong>from 12:01- 6 a.m. ET on Saturday, July 18.</strong><br>The following manuals will be unavailable between 12:01 – 2:15 a.m. ET on Saturday, July 18<br>•    Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (eMPEP)<br>•    Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (TMEP)<br>•    Trademark Federal Statutes and Rules (TFSR)<br>•    Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Manual of Procedure (TBMP)</p><p> </p> Last updated: Saturday, Jul 18, 2026 at 6:00 AM ET <br /><br /> Past status updates: <br /> <div class="view view-system-status-revisions view-id-system_status_revisions view-display-id-block_1 js-view-dom-id-018d2bfd3b1e02be47f6b6ef356bef6f7b80aba8ecfc7ffdb6fa5dfa926f2759"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="status-item"><time datetime="2026-07-18T06:00:04-04:00" class="datetime">Jul 18, 2026 06:00 AM ET</time> - Completed </div> <div class="status-item"><time datetime="2026-07-18T00:16:02-04:00" class="datetime">Jul 18, 2026 12:16 AM ET</time> - In progress </div> <div class="status-item"><time datetime="2026-07-14T09:56:36-04:00" class="datetime">Jul 14, 2026 09:56 AM ET</time> - Planned maintenance </div> </div> </div> https://www.uspto.gov/system-status/20260718-reference-document-management-services-rdms-maintenance 2026-07-18T00:01:00 - 2026-07-18T06:00:00 USPTO External System Status Updates The USPTO will perform routine maintenance from 12:01- 6 a.m. ET on Saturday, July 18.
The following manuals will be unavailable between 12:01 – 2:15 a.m. ET on Saturday, July 18
•    Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (eMPEP)
•    Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (TMEP)
•    Trademark Federal Statutes and Rules (TFSR)
•    Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Manual of Procedure (TBMP)

 

Last updated: Saturday, Jul 18, 2026 at 6:00 AM ET

Past status updates:
- Completed
- In progress
- Planned maintenance
]]> Multiple Systems Maintenance https://www.uspto.gov/system-status/20260718-multiple-systems-maintenance Planned event <p><span>The USPTO will perform maintenance affecting several systems </span><strong>from 12:01-9 a.m. ET, Saturday, July 18.  </strong><br><span>The following systems and systems that interface with these systems will be unavailable during some or all of the maintenance period: </span><br><span>•    Electronic System for Trademark Trials and Appeals (ESTTA)</span><br><span>•    Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) and Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (TMEP)</span><br><span>•    Patent Center</span><br><span>•    Patent Public Search (PPUBS)</span><br><span>•    Patent Trial and Appeal Tracking System (P-TACTS)</span><br><span>•    Patent Maintenance Fees Storefront</span><br><span>•    Financial Manager</span><br><span>•    Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) </span><br><span>•    Trademark Electronic Application System International (TEASi)</span><br><span>•    Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Information System (TTABIS)</span><br><span>•    Trademark Trial and Appeal Board VUE (TTABVUE)</span><br><span>Payment processing for transactions originating from the following system may be momentarily interrupted during the initial minutes of this maintenance window:</span><br><span>•    Certified Copy Center (CCC)</span><br><span>•    Intellectual Property Assignment System (IPAS)</span></p><p><strong>For Patent Customers: </strong><br><span>For more information about filing documents during an outage, please visit </span><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://www.uspto.gov/patents-application-process/filing-online/filing-documents-during-outage&data=05%7c02%7cITSupportCoordinator%40USPTO.GOV%7c233cd41f785f4e80467a08dee1aecb97%7cff4abfe983b540268b8ffa69a1cad0b8%7c0%7c0%7c639196338065127921%7cUnknown%7cTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7c0%7c%7c%7c&sdata=wPYxS1ZbYKEXR9RLkxoZqL22AwLqa%2BNnjlD4pVtjh74%3D&reserved=0">https://www.uspto.gov/patents-application-process/filing-online/filing-documents-during-outage</a><span>.</span><br><span>If you have questions, please contact the EBC (Patent Electronic Business Center) at 1-866-217-9197, Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. - Midnight ET, or email </span><a href="mailto:ebc@uspto.gov">ebc@uspto.gov</a><span>. </span></p><p><strong>For P-TACTS Customers:</strong><br><span>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 Tracking System (P-TACTS), you may use an alternative filing method. Please visit the alternate filing method page at </span><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://www.uspto.gov/patents/apply/filing-online/filing-documents-during-outage%23PTAB%2520E2E&data=05%7c02%7cITSupportCoordinator%40USPTO.GOV%7c233cd41f785f4e80467a08dee1aecb97%7cff4abfe983b540268b8ffa69a1cad0b8%7c0%7c0%7c639196338065166401%7cUnknown%7cTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7c0%7c%7c%7c&sdata=I3ZTugZ%2Bf/R8bzWHh8tjVBOodhfvdwGKfQ9Oz6y1Zvc%3D&reserved=0">https://www.uspto.gov/patents/apply/filing-online/filing-documents-during-outage#PTAB%20E2E</a><span> for information concerning your AIA petition filing and/or document filing using P-TACTS alternative filing methods. If you have any questions, contact P-TACTS during normal business hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET by telephone at 571-272-9797 or email </span><a href="mailto:Trials@uspto.gov">Trials@uspto.gov</a><span>.</span></p><p><strong>For Trademark Customers:</strong><br><span>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 </span><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/apply/filing-documents-during-outage&data=05%7c02%7cITSupportCoordinator%40USPTO.GOV%7c233cd41f785f4e80467a08dee1aecb97%7cff4abfe983b540268b8ffa69a1cad0b8%7c0%7c0%7c639196338065200580%7cUnknown%7cTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7c0%7c%7c%7c&sdata=YUXjiTKY%2BlLis4JfVq0884At3wSw1pdxrCNE2BsG%2BLM%3D&reserved=0">Trademark Outage Page</a><span> for information concerning Trademark alternative filing methods. If you have any questions, contact the TEAS Team by email </span><a href="mailto:TEAS@uspto.gov">TEAS@uspto.gov</a><span>.</span></p><p><strong>For TTAB Customers:</strong><br><span>If your deadline is today and the document cannot be filed electronically, you must use an alternative method of filing. Please visit the </span><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/ttab/filing-ttab-documents-during-outage&data=05%7c02%7cITSupportCoordinator%40USPTO.GOV%7c233cd41f785f4e80467a08dee1aecb97%7cff4abfe983b540268b8ffa69a1cad0b8%7c0%7c0%7c639196338065225822%7cUnknown%7cTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7c0%7c%7c%7c&sdata=34ompY5Gz2ki1UDgXD6L16rtRXotUHFO8j3zoe3fYFQ%3D&reserved=0">TTAB Outage Page</a><span> 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 </span><a href="mailto:TTABInfo@uspto.gov">TTABInfo@uspto.gov</a><span>.</span></p> Last updated: Saturday, Jul 18, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET <br /><br /> Past status updates: <br /> <div class="view view-system-status-revisions view-id-system_status_revisions view-display-id-block_1 js-view-dom-id-3971d12c97967cbf8d2029506adb7fda0f151a0e361510cb694310d898609003"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="status-item"><time datetime="2026-07-18T09:00:03-04:00" class="datetime">Jul 18, 2026 09:00 AM ET</time> - Completed </div> <div class="status-item"><time datetime="2026-07-18T00:16:02-04:00" class="datetime">Jul 18, 2026 12:16 AM ET</time> - In progress </div> <div class="status-item"><time datetime="2026-07-15T07:52:41-04:00" class="datetime">Jul 15, 2026 07:52 AM ET</time> - Planned maintenance </div> </div> </div> https://www.uspto.gov/system-status/20260718-multiple-systems-maintenance 2026-07-18T00:01:00 - 2026-07-18T09:00:00 USPTO External System Status Updates The USPTO will perform maintenance affecting several systems from 12:01-9 a.m. ET, Saturday, July 18.  
The following systems and systems that interface with these systems will be unavailable during some or all of the maintenance period: 
•    Electronic System for Trademark Trials and Appeals (ESTTA)
•    Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (MPEP) and Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (TMEP)
•    Patent Center
•    Patent Public Search (PPUBS)
•    Patent Trial and Appeal Tracking System (P-TACTS)
•    Patent Maintenance Fees Storefront
•    Financial Manager
•    Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) 
•    Trademark Electronic Application System International (TEASi)
•    Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Information System (TTABIS)
•    Trademark Trial and Appeal Board VUE (TTABVUE)
Payment processing for transactions originating from the following system may be momentarily interrupted during the initial minutes of this maintenance window:
•    Certified Copy Center (CCC)
•    Intellectual Property Assignment System (IPAS)

For Patent Customers: 
For more information about filing documents during an outage, please visit https://www.uspto.gov/patents-application-process/filing-online/filing-documents-during-outage.
If you have questions, please contact the EBC (Patent Electronic Business Center) at 1-866-217-9197, Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. - Midnight ET, or email ebc@uspto.gov. 

For P-TACTS Customers:
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 Tracking System (P-TACTS), you may use an alternative filing method. Please visit the alternate filing method page at https://www.uspto.gov/patents/apply/filing-online/filing-documents-during-outage#PTAB%20E2E for information concerning your AIA petition filing and/or document filing using P-TACTS alternative filing methods. If you have any questions, contact P-TACTS during normal business hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET by telephone at 571-272-9797 or email Trials@uspto.gov.

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. If you have any questions, contact the TEAS Team by email TEAS@uspto.gov.

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.

Last updated: Saturday, Jul 18, 2026 at 9:00 AM ET

Past status updates:
- Completed
- In progress
- Planned maintenance
]]> Multiple Systems Maintenance https://www.uspto.gov/system-status/20260718-multiple-systems-maintenance-0 Planned event <p>The USPTO will perform routine maintenance affecting multiple systems on the following dates:</p><ul type="disc"><li>The first night<strong> from 12-5:30 a.m. ET on Saturday, July 18.</strong></li><li>The final night <strong>from 12-5:30 a.m. ET on Sunday, July 19.</strong></li></ul><p>During the maintenance period, user access to the following applications may be interrupted:</p><ul type="disc"><li>MyUSPTO</li><li>Fee Processing   </li><li>Patent Center</li><li>Patent Trial and Appeal Case Tracking System (PTACTS)</li><li>Trademark Center</li><li>Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS)</li><li>Trademark Electronic Application System International (TEASi)</li><li>Trademark Search</li><li>Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Center (TTAB Center)</li><li>Electronic System for Trademark Trials and Appeals (ESTTA)</li><li>Assignment Center</li><li>Certified Copy Center (CCC)</li><li>Office of Enrollment and Discipline - Customer Interface (OEDCI)</li><li>API Key Manager </li></ul><p><strong>Patent Customers: </strong>During the maintenance period, impacted applicants may refer to our <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://www.uspto.gov/patents/apply/filing-online/filing-documents-during-outage?utm_campaign%3Dsubscriptioncenter%26utm_content%3D%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_name%3D%26utm_source%3Dgovdelivery%26utm_term%3D&data=05%7c02%7cITSupportCoordinator%40USPTO.GOV%7c5f61e902931142dd876408dee1e71c0b%7cff4abfe983b540268b8ffa69a1cad0b8%7c0%7c0%7c639196579881735846%7cUnknown%7cTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7c0%7c%7c%7c&sdata=LAkQdRpnD//H74JIVzZ728Rtf0VQcAraIQWeIaoLrDQ%3D&reserved=0">Filing Documents during an Outage page</a> for other alternative filing methods.</p><p><strong>PTAB/P-TACTS Customers:</strong> If your deadline is today for the petition filing and/or other associated documents to a pending America Invents Act (AIA) case and you cannot file electronically via Patent Trial and Appeal Case Tracking System (P-TACTS), you may use an <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://www.uspto.gov/patents/apply/filing-online/filing-documents-during-outage%23PTAB%2520E2E&data=05%7c02%7cITSupportCoordinator%40USPTO.GOV%7c5f61e902931142dd876408dee1e71c0b%7cff4abfe983b540268b8ffa69a1cad0b8%7c0%7c0%7c639196579881755090%7cUnknown%7cTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7c0%7c%7c%7c&sdata=ztk41YoE61Danbc7kzMlrznvxIDca4YT76amjZ69kL8%3D&reserved=0"><strong>alternate filing method</strong></a>. Please visit the P-TACTS FAQ page:  <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://www.uspto.gov/sites/default/files/documents/p-tacts_faqs_20221007.pdf&data=05%7c02%7cITSupportCoordinator%40USPTO.GOV%7c5f61e902931142dd876408dee1e71c0b%7cff4abfe983b540268b8ffa69a1cad0b8%7c0%7c0%7c639196579881773832%7cUnknown%7cTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7c0%7c%7c%7c&sdata=DuRLEbNikgm2GICdztsU6wy6%2BbYs07wMoUJm75wBeH4%3D&reserved=0">https://www.uspto.gov/sites/default/files/documents/p-tacts_faqs_20221007.pdf</a> and see A2 for information concerning your America Invents Act (AIA) petition filing and/or document filing using P-TACTS alternative filing methods</p><p><strong>Trademark Customers:</strong> Please try filing again after the maintenance ends. If you have any questions, contact the TEAS Team by email at <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http://uspto.gov/&data=05%7c02%7cITSupportCoordinator%40USPTO.GOV%7c5f61e902931142dd876408dee1e71c0b%7cff4abfe983b540268b8ffa69a1cad0b8%7c0%7c0%7c639196579881792254%7cUnknown%7cTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7c0%7c%7c%7c&sdata=G0HQfmUZYgD%2BLfhqOaCPBnQcVLvQc5WmzU8SwKJdk/M%3D&reserved=0">TEAS@uspto.gov</a> .</p><p><strong>TTAB Customers:</strong> Please visit the TTAB Outage Page:  <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/ttab/filing-ttab-documents-during-outage&data=05%7c02%7cITSupportCoordinator%40USPTO.GOV%7c5f61e902931142dd876408dee1e71c0b%7cff4abfe983b540268b8ffa69a1cad0b8%7c0%7c0%7c639196579881811248%7cUnknown%7cTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7c0%7c%7c%7c&sdata=rMSRrjAqOGbaA/0nbfv9WuCypRHMIQxgireN0CZbiaE%3D&reserved=0">https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/ttab/filing-ttab-documents-during-outage</a>   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 <a href="mailto:TTABInfo@uspto.gov">TTABInfo@uspto.gov</a>.</p><p> </p><p><br> </p> Last updated: Sunday, Jul 19, 2026 at 5:30 AM ET <br /><br /> Past status updates: <br /> <div class="view view-system-status-revisions view-id-system_status_revisions view-display-id-block_1 js-view-dom-id-13c3ef417f156f1f9ef93a28851afe8c609f328ae99a0fa8005fc4ab148f3a0b"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="status-item"><time datetime="2026-07-19T05:30:03-04:00" class="datetime">Jul 19, 2026 05:30 AM ET</time> - Completed </div> <div class="status-item"><time datetime="2026-07-18T00:00:02-04:00" class="datetime">Jul 18, 2026 12:00 AM ET</time> - In progress </div> <div class="status-item"><time datetime="2026-07-16T16:29:44-04:00" class="datetime">Jul 16, 2026 04:29 PM ET</time> - Planned maintenance </div> </div> </div> https://www.uspto.gov/system-status/20260718-multiple-systems-maintenance-0 2026-07-18T00:00:00 - 2026-07-19T05:30:00 USPTO External System Status Updates The USPTO will perform routine maintenance affecting multiple systems on the following dates:

  • The first night from 12-5:30 a.m. ET on Saturday, July 18.
  • The final night from 12-5:30 a.m. ET on Sunday, July 19.

During the maintenance period, user access to the following applications may be interrupted:

  • MyUSPTO
  • Fee Processing   
  • Patent Center
  • Patent Trial and Appeal Case Tracking System (PTACTS)
  • Trademark Center
  • Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS)
  • Trademark Electronic Application System International (TEASi)
  • Trademark Search
  • Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Center (TTAB Center)
  • Electronic System for Trademark Trials and Appeals (ESTTA)
  • Assignment Center
  • Certified Copy Center (CCC)
  • Office of Enrollment and Discipline - Customer Interface (OEDCI)
  • API Key Manager 

Patent Customers: During the maintenance period, impacted applicants may refer to our Filing Documents during an Outage page for other alternative filing methods.

PTAB/P-TACTS Customers: If your deadline is today for the petition filing and/or other associated documents to a pending America Invents Act (AIA) case and you cannot file electronically via Patent Trial and Appeal Case Tracking System (P-TACTS), you may use an alternate filing method. Please visit the P-TACTS FAQ page:  https://www.uspto.gov/sites/default/files/documents/p-tacts_faqs_20221007.pdf and see A2 for information concerning your America Invents Act (AIA) petition filing and/or document filing using P-TACTS alternative filing methods

Trademark Customers: Please try filing again after the maintenance ends. If you have any questions, contact the TEAS Team by email at TEAS@uspto.gov .

TTAB Customers: Please visit the TTAB Outage Page:  https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/ttab/filing-ttab-documents-during-outage   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.

 


 

Last updated: Sunday, Jul 19, 2026 at 5:30 AM ET

Past status updates:
- Completed
- In progress
- Planned maintenance
]]> eAcquisitions Tool (ACQ) Maintenance https://www.uspto.gov/system-status/20260716-eacquisitions-tool-acq-maintenance Planned event <p>The Office of Financial Management Systems (OFMS) will conduct routine maintenance on the eAcquisitions Tool (ACQ) <strong>from 9-11 p.m. on Thursday, July 16.</strong> </p><p>During this maintenance window, ACQ may be unavailable.</p> Last updated: Thursday, Jul 16, 2026 at 11:00 PM ET <br /><br /> Past status updates: <br /> <div class="view view-system-status-revisions view-id-system_status_revisions view-display-id-block_1 js-view-dom-id-b1cdd841dd0e72cc3aa1b71b17337ceaefdc0a0525bb7260d2d1d9e3907c1c76"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="status-item"><time datetime="2026-07-16T23:00:04-04:00" class="datetime">Jul 16, 2026 11:00 PM ET</time> - Completed </div> <div class="status-item"><time datetime="2026-07-16T21:00:03-04:00" class="datetime">Jul 16, 2026 09:00 PM ET</time> - In progress </div> <div class="status-item"><time datetime="2026-07-13T07:29:05-04:00" class="datetime">Jul 13, 2026 07:29 AM ET</time> - Planned maintenance </div> </div> </div> https://www.uspto.gov/system-status/20260716-eacquisitions-tool-acq-maintenance 2026-07-16T21:00:00 - 2026-07-16T23:00:00 USPTO External System Status Updates The Office of Financial Management Systems (OFMS) will conduct routine maintenance on the eAcquisitions Tool (ACQ) from 9-11 p.m. on Thursday, July 16. 

During this maintenance window, ACQ may be unavailable.

Last updated: Thursday, Jul 16, 2026 at 11:00 PM ET

Past status updates:
- Completed
- In progress
- Planned maintenance
]]> Reference Document Management Services (RDMS) Maintenance https://www.uspto.gov/system-status/20260711-reference-document-management-services-rdms-maintenance Planned event <p>The USPTO will perform routine maintenance from <strong>12 a.m.- 5 a.m. ET on Saturday, July 11.</strong></p><p>The following manuals will be intermittently unavailable as maintenance activities are performed.</p><ul><li>Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (eMPEP)</li><li>Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (TMEP)</li><li>Trademark Federal Statutes and Rules (TFSR)</li><li>Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Manual of Procedure (TBMP)</li></ul><div><p>If eMPEP/TMEP/TBMP/TFSR takes longer than usual to load after this maintenance is completed, please do the following:</p><ul><li>Press Ctrl + F5 to do a hard-refresh of the browser.</li><li>If browser is still not loading please clear browser cache by doing the following.<ul><li>From Edge, go to Setting, Privacy, search and services, scroll down and Delete browsing data of 7 days or all time.</li></ul></li></ul></div> Last updated: Saturday, Jul 11, 2026 at 5:00 AM ET <br /><br /> Past status updates: <br /> <div class="view view-system-status-revisions view-id-system_status_revisions view-display-id-block_1 js-view-dom-id-08d6e63583ed496fb9319e24292eddecc8544d874011393b55dbf6b681f9cef9"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="status-item"><time datetime="2026-07-11T05:00:03-04:00" class="datetime">Jul 11, 2026 05:00 AM ET</time> - Completed </div> <div class="status-item"><time datetime="2026-07-11T00:00:03-04:00" class="datetime">Jul 11, 2026 12:00 AM ET</time> - In progress </div> <div class="status-item"><time datetime="2026-07-08T08:50:06-04:00" class="datetime">Jul 8, 2026 08:50 AM ET</time> - Planned maintenance </div> </div> </div> https://www.uspto.gov/system-status/20260711-reference-document-management-services-rdms-maintenance 2026-07-11T00:00:00 - 2026-07-11T05:00:00 USPTO External System Status Updates The USPTO will perform routine maintenance from 12 a.m.- 5 a.m. ET on Saturday, July 11.

The following manuals will be intermittently unavailable as maintenance activities are performed.

  • Manual of Patent Examining Procedure (eMPEP)
  • Trademark Manual of Examining Procedure (TMEP)
  • Trademark Federal Statutes and Rules (TFSR)
  • Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Manual of Procedure (TBMP)

If eMPEP/TMEP/TBMP/TFSR takes longer than usual to load after this maintenance is completed, please do the following:

  • Press Ctrl + F5 to do a hard-refresh of the browser.
  • If browser is still not loading please clear browser cache by doing the following.
    • From Edge, go to Setting, Privacy, search and services, scroll down and Delete browsing data of 7 days or all time.
Last updated: Saturday, Jul 11, 2026 at 5:00 AM ET

Past status updates:
- Completed
- In progress
- Planned maintenance
]]> Multiple Systems Maintenance https://www.uspto.gov/system-status/20260711-multiple-systems-maintenance Planned event <p>The USPTO will perform routine maintenance affecting multiple systems <strong>from 12-1:30 a.m. ET on Saturday, July 11.</strong></p><p>During the maintenance period, user access to the following applications may be interrupted:</p><ul><li> MyUSPTO</li><li> Fee Processing</li><li>Patent Center</li><li>Patent Trial and Appeal Case Tracking System (PTACTS)</li><li>Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)</li><li>Sequence Listing Information Control (SLIC)</li><li>Trademark Center</li><li>Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS)</li><li>  Trademark Electronic Application System International (TEASi)</li><li>Trademark Search</li><li>Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Center (TTAB Center)</li><li> Electronic System for Trademark Trials and Appeals (ESTTA)</li><li>Assignment Center</li><li>Certified Copy Center (CCC)</li><li>Office of Enrollment and Discipline - Customer Interface (OEDCI)</li><li>  API Key Manager</li><li> Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW)</li></ul><p><strong>Patent Customers: </strong>During the maintenance period, impacted applicants may refer to our <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://www.uspto.gov/patents/apply/filing-online/filing-documents-during-outage?utm_campaign%3Dsubscriptioncenter%26utm_content%3D%26utm_medium%3Demail%26utm_name%3D%26utm_source%3Dgovdelivery%26utm_term%3D&data=05%7c02%7cIshwarya.Jayakumar%40uspto.gov%7c8ef457327e1f4baa634b08dead2e7ff8%7cff4abfe983b540268b8ffa69a1cad0b8%7c0%7c0%7c639138612387042724%7cUnknown%7cTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7c0%7c%7c%7c&sdata=pOYf6D8EE2n3lTTdciidnFalRdT01ptHPwFW7j7X4I4%3D&reserved=0">Filing Documents during an Outage page</a> for other alternative filing methods.</p><p><strong>PTAB/P-TACTS Customers:</strong> If your deadline is today for the petition filing and/or other associated documents to a pending America Invents Act (AIA) case and you cannot file electronically via Patent Trial and Appeal Case Tracking System (P-TACTS), you may use an <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://www.uspto.gov/patents/apply/filing-online/filing-documents-during-outage%23PTAB%2520E2E&data=05%7c02%7cIshwarya.Jayakumar%40uspto.gov%7c8ef457327e1f4baa634b08dead2e7ff8%7cff4abfe983b540268b8ffa69a1cad0b8%7c0%7c0%7c639138612387073461%7cUnknown%7cTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7c0%7c%7c%7c&sdata=XNEU4ssgqJZspSlLJOQB22D2Wd8njEJSlr3mKOFjTPI%3D&reserved=0"><strong>alternate filing method</strong></a>. Please visit the P-TACTS FAQ page:  <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://www.uspto.gov/sites/default/files/documents/p-tacts_faqs_20221007.pdf&data=05%7c02%7cIshwarya.Jayakumar%40uspto.gov%7c8ef457327e1f4baa634b08dead2e7ff8%7cff4abfe983b540268b8ffa69a1cad0b8%7c0%7c0%7c639138612387097664%7cUnknown%7cTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7c0%7c%7c%7c&sdata=tH0EBL61lykmk5TMWStq0kwYnnwuvQIMZZBJapQ3RC4%3D&reserved=0">https://www.uspto.gov/sites/default/files/documents/p-tacts_faqs_20221007.pdf</a> and see A2 for information concerning your America Invents Act (AIA) petition filing and/or document filing using P-TACTS alternative filing methods</p><p><strong>Trademark Customers:</strong> Please try filing again after the maintenance ends. If you have any questions, contact the TEAS Team by email at <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=http://uspto.gov/&data=05%7c02%7cIshwarya.Jayakumar%40uspto.gov%7c8ef457327e1f4baa634b08dead2e7ff8%7cff4abfe983b540268b8ffa69a1cad0b8%7c0%7c0%7c639138612387124129%7cUnknown%7cTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7c0%7c%7c%7c&sdata=Ic/ojGVs9YsyNyR%2Be8rJge7MxfILMMYOwj2rp6wT2oA%3D&reserved=0">TEAS@uspto.gov</a> .</p><p><strong>TTAB Customers:</strong> Please visit the TTAB Outage Page:  <a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/ttab/filing-ttab-documents-during-outage&data=05%7c02%7cIshwarya.Jayakumar%40uspto.gov%7c8ef457327e1f4baa634b08dead2e7ff8%7cff4abfe983b540268b8ffa69a1cad0b8%7c0%7c0%7c639138612387143698%7cUnknown%7cTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7c0%7c%7c%7c&sdata=EEvrN4i6qfueW6XXXAzP5TjsZKAUjau4nAGW%2Bdp4mws%3D&reserved=0">https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/ttab/filing-ttab-documents-during-outage</a>   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 <a href="mailto:TTABInfo@uspto.gov">TTABInfo@uspto.gov</a>.</p> Last updated: Saturday, Jul 11, 2026 at 1:30 AM ET <br /><br /> Past status updates: <br /> <div class="view view-system-status-revisions view-id-system_status_revisions view-display-id-block_1 js-view-dom-id-2176d71b6594b02577734056c8e962c35cc8a1e1da33f9a7792f3cad63ff60b2"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="status-item"><time datetime="2026-07-11T01:30:04-04:00" class="datetime">Jul 11, 2026 01:30 AM ET</time> - Completed </div> <div class="status-item"><time datetime="2026-07-11T00:00:03-04:00" class="datetime">Jul 11, 2026 12:00 AM ET</time> - In progress </div> <div class="status-item"><time datetime="2026-07-07T13:07:10-04:00" class="datetime">Jul 7, 2026 01:07 PM ET</time> - Planned maintenance </div> </div> </div> https://www.uspto.gov/system-status/20260711-multiple-systems-maintenance 2026-07-11T00:00:00 - 2026-07-11T01:30:00 USPTO External System Status Updates The USPTO will perform routine maintenance affecting multiple systems from 12-1:30 a.m. ET on Saturday, July 11.

During the maintenance period, user access to the following applications may be interrupted:

  •  MyUSPTO
  •  Fee Processing
  • Patent Center
  • Patent Trial and Appeal Case Tracking System (PTACTS)
  • Cooperative Patent Classification (CPC)
  • Sequence Listing Information Control (SLIC)
  • Trademark Center
  • Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS)
  •   Trademark Electronic Application System International (TEASi)
  • Trademark Search
  • Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Center (TTAB Center)
  •  Electronic System for Trademark Trials and Appeals (ESTTA)
  • Assignment Center
  • Certified Copy Center (CCC)
  • Office of Enrollment and Discipline - Customer Interface (OEDCI)
  •   API Key Manager
  •  Enterprise Data Warehouse (EDW)

Patent Customers: During the maintenance period, impacted applicants may refer to our Filing Documents during an Outage page for other alternative filing methods.

PTAB/P-TACTS Customers: If your deadline is today for the petition filing and/or other associated documents to a pending America Invents Act (AIA) case and you cannot file electronically via Patent Trial and Appeal Case Tracking System (P-TACTS), you may use an alternate filing method. Please visit the P-TACTS FAQ page:  https://www.uspto.gov/sites/default/files/documents/p-tacts_faqs_20221007.pdf and see A2 for information concerning your America Invents Act (AIA) petition filing and/or document filing using P-TACTS alternative filing methods

Trademark Customers: Please try filing again after the maintenance ends. If you have any questions, contact the TEAS Team by email at TEAS@uspto.gov .

TTAB Customers: Please visit the TTAB Outage Page:  https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/ttab/filing-ttab-documents-during-outage   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.

Last updated: Saturday, Jul 11, 2026 at 1:30 AM ET

Past status updates:
- Completed
- In progress
- Planned maintenance
]]> Trademark System Maintenance https://www.uspto.gov/system-status/20260710-trademark-system-maintenance Planned event <p>The USPTO will perform routine maintenance on the Trademark System<strong> from 12:01-5:30 a.m. ET on Friday, July 10. </strong></p><p>During the maintenance period, the following systems will remain available, but mark images and documents will be unavailable:</p><ul type="disc"><li>Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR)  available with limited capability</li><li>TMI will be available with limited capability</li><li>Trademark center will not be available</li><li>TM-eOG will not be available</li><li>ESTTA , TTABCenter and TTAB RR will not be available</li></ul> Last updated: Friday, Jul 10, 2026 at 5:30 AM ET <br /><br /> Past status updates: <br /> <div class="view view-system-status-revisions view-id-system_status_revisions view-display-id-block_1 js-view-dom-id-4ef665cb7861f1d337640f3915afac6c903b93a0376240722f7f9bfa5bcaf844"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="status-item"><time datetime="2026-07-10T05:30:04-04:00" class="datetime">Jul 10, 2026 05:30 AM ET</time> - Completed </div> <div class="status-item"><time datetime="2026-07-10T00:00:02-04:00" class="datetime">Jul 10, 2026 12:00 AM ET</time> - In progress </div> <div class="status-item"><time datetime="2026-07-07T12:50:53-04:00" class="datetime">Jul 7, 2026 12:50 PM ET</time> - Planned maintenance </div> </div> </div> https://www.uspto.gov/system-status/20260710-trademark-system-maintenance 2026-07-10T00:00:00 - 2026-07-10T05:30:00 USPTO External System Status Updates The USPTO will perform routine maintenance on the Trademark System from 12:01-5:30 a.m. ET on Friday, July 10. 

During the maintenance period, the following systems will remain available, but mark images and documents will be unavailable:

  • Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR)  available with limited capability
  • TMI will be available with limited capability
  • Trademark center will not be available
  • TM-eOG will not be available
  • ESTTA , TTABCenter and TTAB RR will not be available
Last updated: Friday, Jul 10, 2026 at 5:30 AM ET

Past status updates:
- Completed
- In progress
- Planned maintenance
]]> Assignment Center Patent Search Service Alert https://www.uspto.gov/system-status/20260707-assignment-center-patent-search-service-alert Planned event <p><span>Effective July 24, 2026, Assignment Search will be enhanced to provide updated assignment information, helping users access the most current assignment data available. </span></p><p><span><strong>Assignment Center Patent Export Assignment Data Update:  </strong>Effective July 24, 2026, </span><i><span>Patent Export Assignment Data Search</span></i><span> will move to the Open Data Portal and will no longer be available in Assignment Center. Users who select the </span><i><span>Patent Export Data</span></i><span> link within Assignment Center will be redirected to the Open Data Portal patent assignment search page to perform bulk data searches. Using the Open Data Portal Patent File Wrapper (Bulk Datasets) </span><a href="https://gcc02.safelinks.protection.outlook.com/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fdata.uspto.gov%2Fpatent-file-wrapper%2Fbulkdata%2Fentire&data=05%7C02%7CITSupportCoordinator%40USPTO.GOV%7Cbb21e2ca58834da6bf5d08dedc330698%7Cff4abfe983b540268b8ffa69a1cad0b8%7C0%7C0%7C639190308871988154%7CUnknown%7CTWFpbGZsb3d8eyJFbXB0eU1hcGkiOnRydWUsIlYiOiIwLjAuMDAwMCIsIlAiOiJXaW4zMiIsIkFOIjoiTWFpbCIsIldUIjoyfQ%3D%3D%7C0%7C%7C%7C&sdata=vIxvN4UYphKzudKvsmQGYZ%2FBcDYAZNqE3Z20nCpxbD0%3D&reserved=0"><span>page</span></a><span> users can search on assignments using the API query available.</span></p> Last updated: Tuesday, Jul 7, 2026 at 10:46 AM ET <br /><br /> Past status updates: <br /> <div class="view view-system-status-revisions view-id-system_status_revisions view-display-id-block_1 js-view-dom-id-8fd9499a91f47211d945d8813fa97f0afef409b1e994ae9a8e159918a5d6eb01"> <div class="view-content"> <div class="status-item"><time datetime="2026-07-07T10:46:03-04:00" class="datetime">Jul 7, 2026 10:46 AM ET</time> - In progress </div> <div class="status-item"><time datetime="2026-07-07T10:42:46-04:00" class="datetime">Jul 7, 2026 10:42 AM ET</time> - Planned maintenance </div> </div> </div> https://www.uspto.gov/system-status/20260707-assignment-center-patent-search-service-alert 2026-07-07T10:28:04 - 2026-07-31T15:03:03 USPTO External System Status Updates Effective July 24, 2026, Assignment Search will be enhanced to provide updated assignment information, helping users access the most current assignment data available. 

Assignment Center Patent Export Assignment Data Update:  Effective July 24, 2026, Patent Export Assignment Data Search will move to the Open Data Portal and will no longer be available in Assignment Center. Users who select the Patent Export Data link within Assignment Center will be redirected to the Open Data Portal patent assignment search page to perform bulk data searches. Using the Open Data Portal Patent File Wrapper (Bulk Datasets) page users can search on assignments using the API query available.

Last updated: Tuesday, Jul 7, 2026 at 10:46 AM ET

Past status updates:
- In progress
- Planned maintenance
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