USPTO incident

USPTO turns the corner on unexamined patent application backlog reduction

Minor Ongoing View vendor source →

USPTO is currently experiencing a minor incident, which began 48d ago. The vendor's full update timeline is below.

Started
Apr 30, 2026, 04:58 PM UTC
Resolved
Ongoing
Duration
● 48d 10h
Detected by Pingoru
Apr 30, 2026, 04:58 PM UTC

Update timeline

  1. monitoring Apr 21, 2026, 08:09 PM UTC

    The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) notched several significant milestones this week in its ongoing effort and commitment to reduce patent pendency and unexamined application inventory, while improving quality.