USPTO incident

USPTO turns the corner on unexamined patent application backlog reduction

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USPTO experienced a minor incident on April 30, 2026, lasting 63d 2h. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.

Started
Apr 30, 2026, 04:58 PM UTC
Resolved
Jul 02, 2026, 07:38 PM UTC
Duration
63d 2h
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.