System status and availability

Current status of USPTO systems

Wednesday, Sep 17, 2025

Operating normally

There are no current events at this time.

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Upcoming planned events

Monday, Sep 8, 2025 9:41 AM ET until Saturday, Nov 1, 2025 6:00 PM ET

In progress

Authentication Update

To address threats and meet federal security requirements, all customers must switch to a more secure multifactor authentication (MFA) method when logging into your USPTO.gov account. Starting November 1, email is no longer an option to verify your identity.

Our webpage outlines options to enhance your account security. Please note you must configure one of these methods for your account by October 31.

Last updated: Monday, Sep 8, 2025 at 9:46 AM ET

Saturday, Sep 20, 2025 12:00 AM ET until Saturday, Sep 20, 2025 5:30 AM ET

Planned maintenance

Patent Center Migration

The USPTO will perform a routine migration on the Patent Center from midnight-5:30 a.m. ET on Saturday, September 20.

During this migration period, Patent Center will be unavailable.

Please refer to our Filing Documents during an Outage page for other alternative filing methods.

Last updated: Monday, Sep 8, 2025 at 9:38 AM ET

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