USPTO incident

Supplemental guidance for examination of design patent applications related to computer-generated interfaces and icons

Minor Ongoing View vendor source →

USPTO is currently experiencing a minor incident, which began 5h ago. The vendor's full update timeline is below.

Started
Jun 18, 2026, 08:19 AM UTC
Resolved
Ongoing
Duration
● 4h 49m
Detected by Pingoru
Jun 18, 2026, 08:19 AM UTC

Update timeline

  1. monitoring Jun 18, 2026, 08:19 AM UTC

    The USPTO issued supplemental guidance clarifying how design patent applications for computer-generated interfaces, like GUIs and icons, comply with the article of manufacture requirement.