USPTO incident

USPTO announces extension of the Fast-Track Appeals Pilot Program through May 6, 2028

USPTO is currently experiencing a minor incident, which began 2h ago. The vendor's full update timeline is below.

Started
Jun 12, 2026, 07:48 AM UTC
Resolved
Ongoing
Duration
● 1h 43m
Detected by Pingoru
Jun 12, 2026, 07:48 AM UTC

Update timeline

  1. monitoring Jun 12, 2026, 07:48 AM UTC

    PTAB extended the Fast-Track Appeals Pilot Program through May 6, 2028. Appellants may petition to expedite ex parte appeals, with decisions on each appeal now targeted within four months.