[Federal Register Volume 88, Number 140 (Monday, July 24, 2023)]
[Notices]
[Page 47484]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2023-15566]


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DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Patent and Trademark Office

[Docket No.: PTO-C-2022-0039]


Trademarks for Humanity Awards Competition Program

AGENCY: United States Patent and Trademark Office, Department of 
Commerce.

ACTION: Notice; extension of application submission deadline.

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SUMMARY: The United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) is 
extending the application submission deadline for the pilot awards 
program announced in the Federal Register Notice titled ``Trademarks 
for Humanity Awards Competition Program'' that was published on April 
11, 2023.

DATES: The USPTO will now accept applications through September 15, 
2023, or until 200 applications are received, whichever occurs first.

ADDRESSES: Applications must be submitted electronically via an online 
application portal that applicants can access from the USPTO's 
Trademarks for Humanity web page at www.uspto.gov/ip-policy/trademarks-humanity-awards-program.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Anna Manville, Attorney-Advisor, 
USPTO, at [email protected] or 571-272-9300; or Branden Ritchie, 
Senior-level Attorney, USPTO, at [email protected] or 571-272-
9300.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: On April 11, 2023, the USPTO published a 
Federal Register Notice titled ``Trademarks for Humanity Awards 
Competition Program,'' announcing a pilot awards program to promote and 
incentivize the use of trademarks in connection with the provision of 
goods and services that address humanitarian issues. See 88 FR 21650. 
The USPTO is now extending the application submission period until 
September 15, 2023, to ensure that stakeholders have a sufficient 
opportunity to submit applications.
    All other information and instructions to applicants provided in 
the April 11, 2023, notice remain unchanged. Any applications received 
after the close of the previous deadline of July 14, 2023, and before 
the publication date of this notice will be treated as timely and given 
full consideration.

Katherine K. Vidal,
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of 
the United States Patent and Trademark Office.
[FR Doc. 2023-15566 Filed 7-21-23; 8:45 am]
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