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EFS-Web maintenance

The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will perform maintenance on the Electronic Filing System-Web (EFS-Web) system beginning at 11:30 p.m. ET, Saturday, July 24, and ending at 5:30 p.m. ET, Sunday, July 25.

During the maintenance period, the following applications will be unavailable:

• EFS-Web for Registered eFilers
• EFS-Web for Unregistered eFilers
• EFS-Web Contingency
• Patent Center
• Private PAIR
• Public PAIR
• Sponsorship Tool

Saved submissions created prior to the maintenance period may not load properly after the maintenance period. EFS-Web applicants should submit their saved submissions prior to the maintenance period or begin a new submission after the maintenance period.

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