Private-PAIR, Public-PAIR, and Patent Center Issues

Private-PAIR, Public-PAIR, and Patent Center Issues

Private Patent Application Information Retrieval (Private-PAIR), Public Patent Application Information Retrieval (Public-PAIR), and Patent Center are currently experiencing technical difficulties resulting in slow document retrieval. The USPTO is aware of this issue and is working diligently to resolve it.

If you have questions, please contact the Patent Electronic Business Center (EBC) at (866) - 217-9197 during their operating hours of 6 a.m., to midnight, Monday - Friday ET, or email ebc@uspto.gov.

Last updated: Monday, Mar 28, 2022 at 7:02 AM ET
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