[Patentcenter] Is Patent Center down? (Wednesday, January 17, 2024 -- 11:55 AM ET)? Can we not pay fees?

[Daniel Feigelson]

..and it turns out they're liars b/c I still can't get in unless I change
the DNS to google public.



On Thu, Jan 18, 2024 at 1:21 AM Daniel Feigelson <djf at 4d-ip.com> wrote:

> From an email I just got from the USPTO:
>
> "The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) experienced a Distributed
> Denial of Service (DDOS) attack impacting the accessibility of our systems.
> Though all our systems remained online, many external customers and
> employees experienced interruptions of service. Our teams have worked
> diligently to address the impact of the attack, and all of our systems,
> including Patent Center, Trademark Systems, MyUSPTO, and other
> USPTO-specific services are now fully accessible.
>
> We are continuing to investigate this issue and reviewing additional ways
> to help prevent it in the future. We appreciate your patience and apologize
> for any inconvenience. "
>
> Yeah, what about giving everyone extensions b/c your systems weren't
> working properly?
>

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