Bulk Data Storage System (BDSS) Migration
The USPTO will perform a DMZ migration on BDSS from the Production Data Center in Alexandria to a new Data Center in Manassas, from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m., on Wednesday, June 28 ET.
Note: BDSS will be unavailable during the migration window. If customers have any issues after the maintenance, please call the Service Desk.
Production Data Center Migration
The USPTO will perform a DMZ migration on the various products from the Production Data Center in Alexandria to a new Data Center in Manassas, beginning at 10 p.m., Wednesday, June 28 and ending at 3 a.m., Thursday, June 29 ET.
These products will not be available during the migration window:
- DOC Extranet (DOCextranet)
- Enterprise Forensic (EF)
- Identity, Credential, and Access Management-Authenticator MFA (ICAM-MFA)
- Office of Human Resources Network (OHRNet)
- Office of Finance Disbursements Network (OFDNet)
- Radio Frequency Identification (RFID)
- Secure Access Service Edge (SASE)
- Trilateral Network (TRINet), however, during the migration window, TDA will be unavailable.
If customers have any issues after the maintenance, please call the Service Desk.
Identity, Credential, and Access Management-Authenticator MFA (ICAM-MFA) Migration
The USPTO will perform a DMZ migration on ICAM-MFA from the Production Data Center in Alexandria to a new Data Center in Manassas, beginning at 10 p.m., Thursday, June 29 and ending at 3 a.m., Friday, June 30 ET.
Note: ICAM-MFA will be unavailable during the migration window. If customers have any issues after the maintenance, please call the Service Desk.
Patent Examination Data System (PEDS) Maintenance
The USPTO will perform maintenance on PEDS from 12 a.m. until 5 a.m. on Friday, June 30 ET.
During this maintenance period, PEDS will be unavailable.
MyUSPTO Updates
The USPTO will be performing updates to MyUSPTO experience from 9 a.m. until 5 p.m. on Wednesday, July 5 ET. Users may notice slight differences in the security preferences workflow as we continue to improve your USPTO.gov account experience.
No action is required for this update.