MyUSPTO Maintenance
The USPTO will perform maintenance on the MyUSPTO application on two nights:
- The first night of maintenance will begin at 12:01 a.m., Tuesday, December 21 and end at 5:30 a.m., Tuesday, December 21 ET.
- The final night of maintenance will begin at 12:01 a.m., Thursday, December 23 and end at 5:30 a.m., Thursday, December 23 ET.
During the maintenance period, MyUSPTO will be available, but might experience some slow response time.
Bulk Data Storage System (BDSS) Maintenance
The USPTO will perform maintenance on the BDSS beginning at 10 a.m., Wednesday, December 22 and ending at 4 p.m., Wednesday, December 22 ET.
During the maintenance period, BDSS will be unavailable.
Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) Maintenance
The USPTO will perform maintenance on the TEAS beginning at 12:01 a.m., Thursday, December 23 and ending at 2 a.m., Thursday, December 23 ET.
During the maintenance period, TEAS will be intermittently unavailable.
We apologize for the inconvenience.
Private Patent Application Information Retrieval (PAIR) Maintenance
The USPTO will perform maintenance on Private PAIR beginning at 12:01 a.m., Thursday, December 23 and ending at 5 a.m., Thursday, December 23 ET.
During the maintenance period, Private PAIR will be unavailable.
Patent Electronic Filing System - Web Maintenance
The USPTO will perform maintenance on EFS-Web beginning at 8 p.m., Sunday, December 26 and ending at 10 p.m., Sunday, December 26 ET.
During this maintenance period, Fee Worksheets and Acknowledgement Receipts for submissions will not be generated.
Applicants may file submissions in EFS-Web during this time, but wait until Monday for those documents to be generated. Applicants may still file submissions via Patent Center.
Last updated: Wednesday, Dec 22, 2021 at 10:18 AM ET
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