System status and availability

The USPTO is planning to retire the Patent Examination Data System (PEDS) on March 14, 2025. All available patent data and Application Programming Interfaces (APIs) will be part of the new Open Data Portal (ODP) launching on February 12, 2025.

Many customers use PEDS to search, filter, and download large patent data sets. ODP will contain all of this data and future records in the Patent File Wrapper feature. ODP is a new platform that combines several data dissemination services into one so you can easily discover and extract data you need.

Here are five helpful resources to help guide you:

• ODP Patent File Wrapper
• ODP API Getting Started page
• ODP API Syntax Documentation
• PEDS API Transition Guidance
• PEDS to ODP API Mapping

We encourage you to provide feedback to us as we make further improvements this year. Over time, more datasets and features will be available as new services are added to the product, including Trademark Decisions and Proceedings data.

Email data@uspto.gov for support and to provide feedback.
 

​Due to third-party system maintenance activities, credit/debit card payments will not be accepted from 6-10 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 22.  

During the maintenance period, the following USPTO storefronts will be unable to accept credit/debit card payments:

• Assignment Center (IPAS)
• Certified Copy Center (CCC)
• Electronic System for Trademark Trials and Appeals (ESTTA)
• Office of Enrollment and Discipline - Customer Interface (OEDCI)
• Patent Center (PC)
• Patent Maintenance Fees Storefront (FPNG-PMFS)
• Patent Trial and Appeal Case Tracking System (P-TACTS)
• Patent Trial and Appeal Board End to End (PTAB-E2E)
• Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS)
• Trademark Electronic Application System International (TEASi)
• Trademark Center (TC)

Customers with an already established USPTO Deposit Account or Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT) Account may still pay using one of these payment methods during the maintenance window.

If you are unable to wait until the maintenance activity has concluded to pay a fee, the following alternative options are available:

Patent Customers: For more information about filing documents during an outage, please visit: https://www.uspto.gov/patents-application-process/filing-online/filing-documents-during-outage. 

If you require assistance with the online fee payment management system, please contact the USPTO Contact Center via the following telephone numbers: 

    •       800-786-9199 (toll-free)  

    •       571-272-1000 (local)

    •       800-877-8339 (TTY) 

Support for the online fee payment management system, and USPTO.gov accounts, is available Monday through Friday from 8:30 a.m. to 8 p.m. ET (except federal holidays).

PTAB Customers: If your deadline is today for the petition filing and/or other associated documents to a pending America Invents Act (AIA) case and you cannot file electronically via the Patent Trial and Appeal Case Tracking System (P-TACTS), you may use an alternative filing method. Please visit the PTAB-E2E FAQ page: P-TACTS FAQs (uspto.gov) and see A2 for information concerning your America Invents Act (AIA) petition filing and/or document filing using P-TACTS alternative filing methods. If you have any questions, contact PTAB during normal business hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., ET by telephone at 571-272-7822 or email at Trials@uspto.gov.

Trademark Customers: Filing deadlines that fall on a Saturday extend the filing deadline to the next business day. Please try filing again after the maintenance ends.  If you have any questions, contact the TEAS Team by email at TEAS@uspto.gov.

TTAB Customers: Please visit the TTAB Outage Page: https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/ttab/filing-ttab-documents-during-outage for information concerning Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (TTAB) alternative filing methods. If you have any questions, contact the TTAB Assistance Center during normal business hours by telephone at 571-272-8500 or email TTABInfo@uspto.gov.