PTO Systems Back Online After 'Major Power Outage'
The Patent and Trademark Office's online systems have been restored after a "major power outage" last week shut down the agency's IT systems (see 1512230042), the PTO said in a blog post Monday. Customers are able to use the PTO's…
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online systems to search for and file items and to make payments, the blog post said, but because of work needed to repair and stabilize the power supply and hardware, "it is possible that some or all systems may need to be taken offline again." Online systems "may come and go without notice," the PTO said, and the agency will "keep deadline flexibility in mind" based upon the "results and the stability of [its] operations."