EFS-Web and Private PAIR users now have a new, safer, and
simpler login. The new method grants access to multiple USPTO systems with one
consolidated sign-in and eliminates shared credentials by providing
practitioners and their support staff with their own USPTO.gov accounts.
The Migration
Tool is now available for existing PKI digital certificate holders
(registered practitioners and independent inventors) to link their USPTO.gov
accounts to their current PKI digital
certificates. (To successfully migrate,
users must already have a USPTO.gov account. If you do not already have one, create a
USPTO.gov account and opt in for two-step authentication.) Please
follow the step-by-step
instructions to migrate and allow 1–2 business days after you finish the
migration steps for the process to complete; you can then use your USPTO.gov
account to sign in to EFS-Web and Private PAIR. Customer Numbers associated
with the PKI certificate will be migrated to the linked USPTO.gov account. PKI
certificates can still be used to sign in to EFS-Web and Private PAIR as well.
Please note that there are new URLs for EFS-Web and Private
PAIR for signing in using your USPTO.gov
account. You will need to update any bookmarks to the new URLs below:
- EFS-Web: https://efs-my.uspto.gov/EFSWebUIRegistered/EFSWebRegistered
- Private PAIR: https://ppair-my.uspto.gov/pair/PrivatePair
The USPTO has expanded information sessions related to this
authentication change. We welcome attendees to register for multiple sessions,
because new information will be added as it becomes available. Register
for one of the sessions.
For additional information, visit Authentication
Change for EFS-Web and PAIR.
If you need assistance creating your USPTO.gov account,
please call the USPTO Contact Center (UCC) at 800-786-9199. For assistance with
migration, please contact the Patent Electronic Business Center at ebc@uspto.gov or 866-217-9197.