Resolved: Patent Center, EFS-Web, and Private-PAIR Issues

Resolved: Patent Center, EFS-Web, and Private-PAIR Issues

The previously reported issue involving the Two-Step Authentication which prevented registered users from signing in has been resolved. 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.

Patent Center and Private PAIR Delays

Documents submitted via Patent Center and Electronic Filing System-Web (EFS-Web) on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 are experiencing longer than expected delays in becoming available at Patent Center and Private PAIR’s IFW tab. USPTO is aware of these issues and is working diligently to resolve it.