Patent Trial and Appeal Case Tracking System (P-TACTS) Maintenance

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The USPTO will perform routine maintenance on P-TACTS on the following dates:

  • The first day of maintenance will be from 12:01-5:30 a.m. ET on Friday, November 21.
  • The second day of maintenance will be from 12:01-5:30 a.m. ET on Sunday, November 23.

During the maintenance period, P-TACTS will be unavailable, and the Credit/Debit card fee payment methods cannot be accepted.

Parties must either pay fees for petitions outside of this scheduled maintenance time or pay early. Those with deadlines for petition filing or other associated documents to a pending AIA case, must use an alternate filing method.  

Questions? Contact PTAB 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. ET at 571-272-9797 weekdays or email Trials@uspto.gov

Last updated: Sunday, Nov 23, 2025 at 5:30 AM ET
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Unless otherwise indicated, all systems should be operating normally.

Issues impacting remote employees are available on the Internal system status platform.

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