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Posted at 08:01AM Apr 18, 2024 in Current Status |
Planned Events
Planned Events
Electronic System for Trademark Trials and Appeals (ESTTA) Maintenance
The USPTO will perform routine maintenance on ESTTA system from midnight-5 a.m. ET on Saturday, April 20.
During the maintenance period, ESTTA will be unavailable.
Credit 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, April 20.
During the maintenance period,
the following USPTO storefronts will be unable to accept credit/debit card
payments:
- Patent
Center
- Patent
Trial and Appeal Case Tracking System (P-TACTS)
- Patent
Maintenance Fees Storefront (FPNG)
- Trademark
Electronic Application System (TEAS)
- Trademark
Electronic Application System International (TEASI)
- Electronic
System for Trademark Trials and Appeals (ESTTA)
- Assignment
Center (IPAS)
- Office
of Enrollment and Discipline Customer Interface (OEDCI)
- Certified
Copy Center (CCC)
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:
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.
Posted at 02:37PM Apr 18, 2024 in Planned Events |