USPTO incident
USPTO Hour: Patent Trial and Appeal Board updates and priorities
USPTO experienced a minor incident on April 22, 2026, lasting —. The incident has been resolved; the full update timeline is below.
Update timeline
- monitoring Apr 21, 2026, 08:09 PM UTC
In this session of our USPTO webinar series, get an introduction to the Patent Trial and Appeal Board (PTAB), learn about the PTAB's priorities, and hear from PTAB leadership.