USPTO Outage History

[[VIEW_THIS]] Patent Trial and Appeal Board Reminder to register! PTAB Listening Session Three We hope you can join us for the third and final session...

The USPTO will perform routine maintenance on Trademark applications from 12-5:30 a.m. ET on Saturday, May 9. The following systems will be unavailable during the...

[[VIEW_THIS]] Trademark Alert Attorneys, it's easy to check your bar credentials to protect from scammers A quick, routine check of your bar credentials in the...

[[VIEW_THIS]] Patent Trial and Appeal Board USPTO announces extension of the Fast-Track Appeals Pilot Program through May 6, 2028 The United States Patent and Trademark...

[[VIEW_THIS]] USPTO Alert PatentsView releases Q4 2025 data update PatentsView’s Quarter 4 (Q4) 2025 data update is now available, with disambiguated patent data through December...

[[VIEW_THIS]] Trademark Alert Reducing trademark pendency, improving processing In fiscal year (FY) 2025, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) reduced first action pendency...

Barry J. Schindler serves as Deputy Commissioner for Patents. In this role he has oversight for the Office of Information Technology for Patents, the Office of Application Processing for Patents, and Technology Center 2400.

[[VIEW_THIS]] USPTO Alert Register for the webinar Successful Inventing: Licensing your product or concept Join us for the next session of the "Successful Inventing" series...

[[VIEW_THIS]] USPTO Alert USPTO Hour: Office of Enrollment and Discipline Programs–Diversion, Law School Clinic, and Patent Pro Bono Join us on Wednesday, May 13, from...

[[VIEW_THIS]] Press Release Director Squires addresses INTA in London, highlights the new frontier of trademarks and personal brands LONDON, ENGLAND—United States Patent and Trademark Office...

Explore iconic trademarks highlighted in honor of the America 250 celebration that appear on the sidewalk in front of the building in Alexandria, Virginia.

The Office of Financial Management Systems (OFMS) will conduct routine maintenance on Vendor Portal from 8-11 p.m. ET on Wednesday, May 6. During this maintenance...

Keynote remarks as delivered John A. Squires, Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO INTA 2026 Annual Meeting May 4...

USPTO Director John A. Squires delivered a rousing keynote address this morning at the INTA Annual Meeting held in London, looking out ahead as to what’s next in the world of the ‘new and the next.’

NOAA N-WAVE Vendor network maintenance to move circuits is scheduled from 12-4 a.m. ET on Wednesday, May 6. Users may experience intermittent disruptions (e.g., brief...

NOAA N-WAVE Vendor network maintenance to move circuits is scheduled from 12-4 a.m. ET on Wednesday, May 6. Users may experience intermittent disruptions (e.g., brief...

[[VIEW_THIS]] News Brief USPTO Open Data Portal to require registration for access beginning June 18, 2026 The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) will require registration...

The USPTO will perform maintenance on PPUBs beginning at 11:59 p.m. ET on Friday, May 1 and ending at 1:30 a.m. ET on Saturday, May...

[[VIEW_THIS]] USPTO Alert Celebrating 10 years of innovation with the Southwest Regional Outreach Office The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's (USPTO) Southwest Regional Outreach Office...

David Wiley serves as Acting Deputy Commissioner for Patents. In this role, he oversees training, statistics, process improvement, and stakeholder outreach. Additionally, he has oversight of Technology Centers 1600 and 3600.

Journeys of Innovation stories relating to America's 250th anniversary

[[VIEW_THIS]] USPTO Alert USPTO Hour: Artificial Intelligence updates Join us tomorrow, April 29, from noon to 1 p.m. ET for our next USPTO Hour, hosted...

Join us on Wednesday, May 13, from noon to 1 p.m. ET for a USPTO Hour with the Office of Enrollment and Discipline

[[VIEW_THIS]] Trademark Alert Trademark Center updated with new filing options Trademark Center now provides secure, streamlined changes of address and representation and registration renewals. Now...