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Posted at 12:46PM Dec 16, 2016 in Current Status  | 

Pay.gov Credit/Debit Card Maintenance and TEAS and TEASi Maintenance

Pay.gov Credit/Debit Card Maintenance

The third-party card processing provider for USPTO payment system, Pay.gov, is performing maintenance beginning at 6 p.m, Saturday, January 7 and ending at 7 p.m, Saturday, January 7 ET. All USPTO storefronts are expected to remain available. However, credit/debit card payment processing through all USPTO storefronts will be unavailable during the maintenance period. Please submit payment using an alternative payment method, such as:

For Patents Customers:

• by paying online with an established deposit account or EFT account via EFS-Web and the Patent Maintenance Fees Storefront
• by attaching a fee transmittal form (e.g., PTO/SB/17) with deposit account authorization in EFS-Web
• by faxing in a credit card authorization form PTO-2038 to the USPTO Central Fax 571-273-8300
• or by sending in a credit card authorization form PTO-2038 through Priority Mail Express (formerly Express Mail) from the United States Postal Services (USPS) in accordance with 37 CFR 1.10

Facsimile submission of the basic national fee for national stage under 35 U.S.C. 371 is not accepted. Submissions that require successful online payment, such as ePetitions and Pre-grant publication submissions, will be unavailable during the maintenance period.

If you have any questions, contact the Patent EBC by phone at 866-217-9197 or by email at ebc@uspto.gov .

For Trademarks Customers:

If your deadline is today and the document requiring a fee payment cannot be filed electronically, you must use an alternative method of filing. Please visit the Outage Page for information concerning Trademark alternative filing methods.

If you have any specific questions regarding TEAS/TEASi, contact the TEAS Team by email at TEAS@uspto.gov .

All customers with an established deposit account or EFT account will still be able to pay the required fees via those accounts. In addition, forms that do not require a fee payment can still be filed.

For TTAB Customers:

If your deadline is today and a document requiring a fee payment cannot be filed electronically prior to midnight, you must submit your filing by mail. This outage does not impact ESTTA forms that do not require a filing fee. Oppositions or extensions of time to oppose § 66(a) applications must be filed electronically.

TEAS and TEASi Maintenance

The USPTO will be performing system maintenance on the Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) and the Trademark Electronic Application System International (TEASi) related to the trademark fee changes initiative. The maintenance will begin at 12:01 a.m., Saturday, January 14, 2017 and end at 10 a.m., Saturday, January 14, 2017 ET. During the maintenance period, TEAS and TEASi will be unavailable.

For additional information on the fee changes, see https://www.uspto.gov/trademark/fees-payment-information/trademark-fee-changes. Because portable and e-signature forms allow 14 days for signature, it is important that you be aware of this scheduled outage so that you can plan ahead to avoid additional work. It is recommended that you file all recently created "portable" forms and "e-signature" forms by January 13, 2017. Customers unable to do so will be required to start the process again with updated forms.

Posted at 05:43PM Jan 06, 2017 in Planned Events  |