One or more systems affected by planned maintenance

Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) and Trademark Electronic Application System International (TEASi) Maintenance 

The USPTO will perform maintenance on TEAS and TEASi beginning at 8 a.m., Saturday, February 26 and ending at 2 p.m., Saturday, February 26 ET.  

During the maintenance period, TEAS and TEASi will be unavailable. 

Users should file all saved and e-signature initial application forms by 7:59 a.m., Saturday, February 26 ET. If you don't file these initial application forms by that time, you will have to start the process again with new initial application forms.  Saved and e-signature forms, other than the initial applications, will work after the release. 

We apologize for the inconvenience. 

Vendor Portal Maintenance

The USPTO will perform system maintenance on the Vendor Portal beginning at 8 a.m., Saturday, February 26 and ending at 11:30 a.m., Saturday, February 26 ET.

During the maintenance period, the Vendor Portal will be unavailable.

Electronic Filing System-Web (EFS-Web) Maintenance

The USPTO will perform maintenance on EFS-Web beginning at 8 p.m., Sunday, February 27 and ending at 10 p.m., Sunday, February 27 ET.

During this maintenance period, Fee Worksheets and Acknowledgement Receipts for submissions will not be generated. There will be a delay before these documents will be available.

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: Friday, Feb 25, 2022 at 5:01 AM ET
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Unless otherwise indicated, all systems should be operating normally.

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