PKI permanently disabled for EFS-Web and Private PAIR

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PKI permanently disabled for EFS-Web and Private PAIR

PKI authentication for EFS-Web and Private PAIR is permanently disabled. Check the USPTO systems status and availability page for more information and updates.

Practitioners and independent inventors need a verified USPTO.gov account to access EFS-Web for registered eFilers and Private PAIR. Support staff working on behalf of a practitioner needs to be sponsored to obtain access.

The deadline for migration from a PKI certificate to a USPTO.gov account is July 16. Please ensure that you migrated the proper PKI to the correct USPTO.gov account, or reverse incorrectly migrated accounts prior to July 16. New customers, or customers who do not migrate by the migration deadline, can obtain a verified USPTO.gov account using the new verification process. For more information on migrations and sponsorships, please visit the authentication change webpage for guidance.

If you do not have a verified USPTO.gov account and need to urgently file a new patent application, you can use EFS-Web for unregistered eFilers or EFS-Web contingency. Additionally, if you need to file a follow-on submission and do not have a verified USPTO.gov account, use an alternative filing method.

If you have questions or need to reverse an incorrectly migrated account, contact the Patent Electronic Business Center (EBC) at ebc@uspto.gov or 866-217-9197.

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