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Internal system status and availability

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Current status of USPTO systems

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Patent Center Issue

Patent Center users are experiencing issues when uploading documents. USPTO Technical Teams are working to resolve the issue. Please refer to the “Filing documents during an outage” page for alternative filing methods.

Last updated: Tuesday, Jun 24, 2025 at 7:56 AM ET

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