[Federal Register Volume 80, Number 124 (Monday, June 29, 2015)]
[Notices]
[Page 36976]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2015-15854]
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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
Patent and Trademark Office
[Docket No. PTO-C-2015-0036]
2015 Application Period for the Patents for Humanity Program
AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Commerce.
ACTION: Notice.
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SUMMARY: Patents for Humanity is an annual program through which the
United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) recognizes patent
holders who use their technology for humanitarian purposes. This year,
the USPTO will accept applications for recognition under the program
from July 1, 2015, to December 4, 2015. All other program terms remain
the same as the terms of the 2014 program.
DATES: Effective Date: June 29, 2015.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Office of Policy and International
Affairs, by telephone at (571) 272-9300; by mail addressed to: Patents
for Humanity Program, Office of Policy and International Affairs,
United States Patent and Trademark Office, P.O. Box 1450, Alexandria,
VA 22313-1450; or by email to [email protected].
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: Patents for Humanity is a program through
which the USPTO recognizes patent owners who use their technology for
humanitarian purposes. See Patents for Humanity Program, 79 FR 18670
(Apr. 3, 2014), for a description of the program.
In 2015, the USPTO will accept applications for recognition under
the program from July 1, 2015, through December 4, 2015. The USPTO
accepted applications for awards under the previous year's program from
April 15, 2014, to September 15, 2014. This year's schedule will allow
the USPTO to conduct outreach during the fall months and to administer
the selection process during the winter. The USPTO expects to announce
awards in the spring of 2016.
All other terms of the program remain as published in the Federal
Register in 2014. See Patents for Humanity Program, 79 FR 18670 (Apr.
3, 2014), or visit http://www.uspto.gov/patentsforhumanity for details.
Dated: June 22, 2015.
Michelle K. Lee,
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of
the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. 2015-15854 Filed 6-26-15; 8:45 am]
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