Outage in PatentsView

Server Error (500)

Resolved Major

October 27, 2025 - Started 4 months ago - Lasted 9 days
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We are aware that some users are currently experiencing intermittent Server 500 errors when accessing the PatentSearch API. Our engineering teams are actively investigating the issue to restore full service as quickly as possible. We apologize for any disruption this may cause and appreciate your continued patience. For ongoing updates and service notifications related to PatentsView, we encourage you to subscribe to our newsletters and alerts at: https://patentsview.org/newsletter?email=

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Latest Updates ( sorted recent to last )

RESOLVED 4 months ago - at 11/05/2025 05:35PM

The recent issue affecting the PatentSearch API—specifically the intermittent Server 500 errors—has been successfully resolved. Our engineering teams have completed the necessary diagnostics and applied infrastructure updates to restore full functionality.

IDENTIFIED 4 months ago - at 10/31/2025 10:55PM

We are continuing to work on a fix for this issue.

IDENTIFIED 4 months ago - at 10/31/2025 10:54PM

We are aware that some users are currently experiencing intermittent Server 500 errors when accessing the PatentSearch API. Our engineering teams are actively investigating the issue to restore full service as quickly as possible.

We apologize for any disruption this may cause and appreciate your continued patience.

For ongoing updates and service notifications related to PatentsView, we encourage you to subscribe to our newsletters and alerts at: https://patentsview.org/newsletter?email=

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