USPTO Sets New Deadline for Migration to Financial Manager

By Donald Zuhn –-

As we reported earlier this month, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that it was extending the deadline for customers to migrate their deposit accounts and electronic funds transfer accounts (EFTs) to Financial Manager, the Office's new online fee payment management tool.  The Office, however, indicated at that time that a new deadline would be announced at a later date.

In an e-mail alert distributed today, the Office announced that the new migration deadline will be August 5, 2016.  After that date, the Office will no longer accept legacy deposit account or EFT credentials for payments, and customers who have not migrated their deposit accounts and EFTs to Financial Manager will only be able to make payments as a guest using a credit or debit card.  The Office also noted that after the August 5, 2016 deadline, Financial Manager will be updated with enhancements to strengthen user permission settings and improve reports.

Financial Manager allows customers to store and manage different payment methods (e.g., credit or debit cards, deposit accounts, or EFTs) and generate transaction history and monthly statements.  Additional information regarding Financial Manager can be found here.  In order to migrate deposit accounts and EFTs, customers will first need to create a uspto.gov account.  In addition to the Financial Manager webpage, the Office has provided several additional resources regarding Financial Manager.  To migrate accounts to Financial Manager, the Office has provided a Financial Manager Quick Start Guide and Introduction to Payment Method Migration.

By Donald Zuhn –-

As we reported earlier this month, the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office announced that it was extending the deadline for customers to migrate their deposit accounts and electronic funds transfer accounts (EFTs) to Financial Manager, the Office's new online fee payment management tool.  The Office, however, indicated at that time that a new deadline would be announced at a later date.

In an e-mail alert distributed today, the Office announced that the new migration deadline will be August 5, 2016.  After that date, the Office will no longer accept legacy deposit account or EFT credentials for payments, and customers who have not migrated their deposit accounts and EFTs to Financial Manager will only be able to make payments as a guest using a credit or debit card.  The Office also noted that after the August 5, 2016 deadline, Financial Manager will be updated with enhancements to strengthen user permission settings and improve reports.

Financial Manager allows customers to store and manage different payment methods (e.g., credit or debit cards, deposit accounts, or EFTs) and generate transaction history and monthly statements.  Additional information regarding Financial Manager can be found here.  In order to migrate deposit accounts and EFTs, customers will first need to create a uspto.gov account.  In addition to the Financial Manager webpage, the Office has provided several additional resources regarding Financial Manager.  To migrate accounts to Financial Manager, the Office has provided a Financial Manager Quick Start Guide and Introduction to Payment Method Migration.