Current Status, Planned Events, Descriptions, Operating Requirements/ Compatibilities and Standard Hours of Availability for Online Business Systems

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EFS-Web and Pair are currently available.

1/12/2009 2:30 PM EST: USPTO’s Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS) for both domestic filings and filings under the Madrid Protocol will be unavailable on Saturday, January 17, 2009 starting at 10:00 P.M. and ending at Sunday, January 18, 2009 at 5:00 AM due to system maintenance.

1/12/2009 2:15 PM EST: The following dates, January 19-20, 2009 are declared Federal holidays within the District of Columbia, under 35 U.S.C. 21(b) as January 19, 2009 is Martin Luther King’s birthday and January 20, 2009 is Inauguration Day.

Any action or fee due on January 17-20, 2009 is to be considered timely if the action is taken, or the fee paid, on the next succeeding business day (January 21, 2009) which is not a Saturday, Sunday, or a Federal holiday. See MPEP 710.05 for more information.

In addition, the Electronic Business Center (EBC) will be closed on January 19-20, 2009 and will re-open on Wednesday, January 21, 2008 from 6:00 a.m. to midnight. See EBC Closure page. EFS-Web will be available on January 19-20, 2009.

We sincerely apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

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