USPTO incident

Credit Card Payment Maintenance

Resolved after 37 minutes, affecting Patent Center (PC) and Assignment Center (IPAS) and 1 more, on January 29, 2026.

investigating Jan 28, 2026, 01:49 PM UTC

CANCELED: The USPTO will perform routine maintenance on the credit card payment system from 6-11 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 31. Due to third-party system maintenance activities, credit/debit card payments will not be accepted during the maintenance period. 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 [email protected] . TTAB Customers: For more information about alternative filing and different fee payment methods, please visit here .

Started
Jan 29, 2026, 07:00 PM UTC
Resolved
Jan 29, 2026, 07:37 PM UTC
Duration
37m
Detected by Pingoru
Jan 29, 2026, 07:00 PM UTC

Affected components

Patent Center (PC)Assignment Center (IPAS)Trademark Center (TC)Certified Copy Center (CCC)Electronic System for Trademark Trials and Appeals (ESTTA)Office of Enrollment and Discipline Customer Interface (OEDCI)Patent Maintenance Fees Storefront (P-MFS)Patent Trial and Appeal Case Tracking System (P-TACTS)Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS)Trademark Electronic Application System International (TEASI)

Update timeline

  1. investigating Jan 28, 2026, 01:49 PM UTC

    CANCELED: The USPTO will perform routine maintenance on the credit card payment system from 6-11 p.m. ET on Saturday, January 31. Due to third-party system maintenance activities, credit/debit card payments will not be accepted during the maintenance period. 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 [email protected] . TTAB Customers: For more information about alternative filing and different fee payment methods, please visit here .

  2. resolved Jan 29, 2026, 07:37 PM UTC

    Closed

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