USPTO Systems Status and Availability

Tuesday Jul 16, 2024

Planned Events

Bulk Data Storage System (BDSS) Maintenance

The USPTO will perform routine maintenance on the BDSS from 1-5 p.m. ET on Thursday, July 18. 

BDSS will be unavailable during the maintenance period. 

Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) Maintenance

The USPTO will perform routine maintenance on Trademark Status and Document Retrieval (TSDR) application on two nights:  

  • The first night of maintenance will be from midnight-5:30 a.m. ET on Friday, July 19. 
  • The second night of maintenance be from midnight -5:30 a.m. ET on Sunday, July 21. 

TSDR will be available but might experience some slow response time during the maintenance period. 

Content Management Systems (CMS) Maintenance

The USPTO will perform routine maintenance on CMS beginning at 10 p.m. ET on Friday, July 19 and ending at 5 a.m. ET on Saturday, July 20.

The following system will be partially impacted during the maintenance period:

  • Patent Center: Previously submitted documents will not be available at the Patent Center’s Documents and Transactions tab. New documents submitted via Patent Center will experience longer than expected delays in becoming available in the Patent Center’s Documents and Transactions tab. Customers should check back during business hours of Monday, July 22 to see if the impacted submissions are available at Patent Center.

First Actions System for Trademark 2 (FAST2) Maintenance

The USPTO will perform routine maintenance on the FAST2 application from midnight-5:30 a.m. ET Sunday, July 21. 

During the maintenance period, FAST2 will be unavailable.