All USPTO online systems, including the
Trademark Electronic Application System (TEAS), have been
restored as of December 28, 2015 following the major power
outage at USPTO headquarters that occurred December 22,
2015.
Pursuant to 37 C.F.R. § 2.148, the
Director waives the requirements under 37 C.F.R. §2.22
(b)(1)(i)-(viii) and 2.23(b)(1)(i)-(viii) in applications
based on TEAS Plus or TEAS RF to submit the identified
communications “through TEAS” for the period of December
22, 2015 through December 27, 2015. Communications
submitted via alternative filing methods during that period
will not incur the additional processing fee under §§
2.22(c) or 2.23(c) of $50.00 per class, as set forth in §
2.6(a)(1)(v).
The Director also waives the
requirement under 37 C.F.R. § 2.6(a)(5)(i) regarding
applications for renewal submitted via alternative filing
methods (“on paper”) between December 22, 2015 and
December 27, 2015. Further, the Director waives the
requirement of 37 C.F.R. §2.6(a)(5)(ii) relating to filings
for renewal as to the requirement for such filings to be
“through TEAS.” Thus, the applicable fee for all
applications for renewal of a registration filed between
December 22, 2015 and December 27, 2015 is $300.