System status and availability
Check this webpage for the latest information on the operating status of USPTO's systems and planned maintenance activities.
Current status of USPTO systems
There are no current events at this time.
Upcoming planned events
Trademark Maintenance
The USPTO will perform routine maintenance on Trademark applications from 12-5:30 a.m. ET on Saturday, February 14.
The following systems will be unavailable during the maintenance:
- Abstraction Layer (TM-AL)
- Trademark Content Management System (TM-CMS)
- Trademark-Examination (TM-Exam)
- Trademark Official Gazette (TMOG)
- Trademark ID Manual (TM-IDM)
- XSearch (XS)
- TRAM Replacement Services (TM-TRS)
- Trademark Examination Admin (TM-EADM)
- Trademark Examination Petitions (TM-EPET)
- Trademark Examination Special Mark Search (TM-ESMS)
- Trademark Madrid System (MADRID)
- Trademark Reviewer (TM-Review)
- Electronic System for Trademarks Trials Appeals (ESTTA)
- Trademark Trial and Appeal Board VUE (TTABVUE)
- Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Reading Room (TTABRR)
- Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Center (TTAB Center)
- Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TM-TSDR)
- Trademark Common Data Services (TMCOM)
- Trademark Center (TM-Center)
- Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS)
- Trademark Electronic Application System International (TEASi)
The following systems will be available during the maintenance, but links to TM-Review will not be available:
- First Action System for Trademarks 2 (FAST2)
- Madrid Certification and Review Program (MCRP)
- Trademark Cropped Image System (TCIM)
Users should save their work prior to logging out.
Trademark Maintenance
The USPTO will perform routine maintenance on Trademark applications from 12-5:30 a.m. ET on Saturday, February 14.
The following systems will be unavailable during the maintenance:
- Abstraction Layer (TM-AL)
- Trademark Content Management System (TM-CMS)
- Trademark-Examination (TM-Exam)
- Trademark Official Gazette (TMOG)
- Trademark ID Manual (TM-IDM)
- XSearch (XS)
- TRAM Replacement Services (TM-TRS)
- Trademark Examination Admin (TM-EADM)
- Trademark Examination Petitions (TM-EPET)
- Trademark Examination Special Mark Search (TM-ESMS)
- Trademark Madrid System (MADRID)
- Trademark Reviewer (TM-Review)
- Electronic System for Trademarks Trials Appeals (ESTTA)
- Trademark Trial and Appeal Board VUE (TTABVUE)
- Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Reading Room (TTABRR)
- Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Center (TTAB Center)
- Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TM-TSDR)
- Trademark Common Data Services (TMCOM)
- Trademark Center (TM-Center)
- Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS)
- Trademark Electronic Application System International (TEASi)
The following systems will be available during the maintenance, but links to TM-Review will not be available:
- First Action System for Trademarks 2 (FAST2)
- Madrid Certification and Review Program (MCRP)
- Trademark Cropped Image System (TCIM)
Users should save their work prior to logging out.
Card Payment Maintenance
Due to third-party system maintenance activities, credit/debit card payments will not be accepted from 6-10 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 14.
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 (P-MFS)
- Patent Trial and Appeal Case Tracking System (P-TACTS)
- Trademark Center (TC)
- Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS)
- Trademark Electronic Application System International (TEASI)
- Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Center (TTABC)
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/PTAB/P-TACTS Customers: For more information about submitting alternative methods of payments during system maintenance, please visit here.
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: For more information about alternative filing and different fee payment methods, please visit here.
Card Payment Maintenance
Due to third-party system maintenance activities, credit/debit card payments will not be accepted from 6-10 p.m. ET on Saturday, February 14.
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 (P-MFS)
- Patent Trial and Appeal Case Tracking System (P-TACTS)
- Trademark Center (TC)
- Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS)
- Trademark Electronic Application System International (TEASI)
- Trademark Trial and Appeal Board Center (TTABC)
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/PTAB/P-TACTS Customers: For more information about submitting alternative methods of payments during system maintenance, please visit here.
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: For more information about alternative filing and different fee payment methods, please visit here.
Network Maintenance
There is planned Network circuit (NOAA N-Wave) maintenance from 6-10 p.m. ET on Wednesday, February 18. Users may experience intermittent disruptions during this time.
During this maintenance period, Patent Center may experience intermittent service interruptions. Please refer to our Filing Documents during an Outage page for other alternative filing methods.