Patents for Humanity Program and Trademarks for Humanity Program

Forms and Documents

Forms and supporting documents for this ICR

Document	Type	Status	Availability
Form PTO/TFH/001 Trademarks for Humanity Application	Form and Instruction	Modified	Available
Form PTO/TFH/001 Trademarks for Humanity	Form and Instruction	Modified	Repair queued
Form PTO SB 431 Petition to Extend the Redemption Period	Form	Removed	Available
Form PTO SB 431 Petition to Extend the Redemption Period of the Humanitarian Awards Certificate (Federal Government)	Form	Removed	Repair queued
Form PTO SB 431 Petition to Extend the Redemption Period	Form	Removed	Available
Form PTO SB 431 Petition to Extend the Redemption Period of the Humanitarian Awards Certificate (State, Local, and Tribal Governments)	Form	Removed	Repair queued
Form PTO SB 431 Petition to Extend the Redemption Period	Form	Removed	Available
Form PTO SB 431 Petition to Extend the Redemption Period of the Humanitarian Awards Certificate (Individuals or Households)	Form	Removed	Repair queued
Form PTO PFH 002 Humanitarian Research Use Application	Form	Removed	Available
Form PTO PFH 002 Humanitarian Program Application (Humanitarian Research) (Federal Government)	Form	Removed	Repair queued
Form PTO PFH 002 Humanitarian Research Use Application	Form	Removed	Available
Form PTO PFH 002 Humanitarian Program Application (Humanitarian Research) (State, Local, and Tribal Governments)	Form	Removed	Repair queued
Form PTO PFH 002 Humanitarian Research Use Application	Form	Removed	Available
Form PTO PFH 002 Humanitarian Program Application (Humanitarian Research) (Individuals or Households)	Form	Removed	Repair queued
Form PTO PFH 001 Humanitarian Use Application	Form	Removed	Repair queued
Form PTO PFH 001 Humanitarian Program Application (Humanitarian Use) (Federal Government)	Form	Removed	Repair queued
Form PTO PFH 001 Humanitarian Use Application	Form	Removed	Available
Form PTO PFH 001 Humanitarian Program Application (Humanitarian Use) (State, Local, and Tribal Governments)	Form	Removed	Missing upstream
Form PTO PFH 001 Humanitarian Use Application	Form	Removed	Repair queued
Form PTO PFH 001 Humanitarian Program Application (Humanitarian Use) (Individuals or Households)	Form	Removed	Repair queued
Form PTO SB 466 TRANSFER OF ACCELERATION CERTIFICATE UNDER THE PATENTS FOR HUMANITY PROGRAM	Form	Removed	Available
Form PTO SB 466 Transfer of Awards Certificate (Individuals or Households)	Form	Removed	Repair queued
Form PTO SB 466 Transfer of Acceleration Certificate Under the Patents for Humanity Program	Form	Modified	Available
Form PTO SB 466 Transfer of Awards Certificate	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form PTO PFH 002 Humanitarian Research Use Application	Form	Modified	Available
Form PTO PFH 002 Humanitarian Program Application (Humanitarian Research)	Form	Modified	Missing upstream
Form PTO SB 431 Petition to Extend the Redemption Period	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form PTO SB 431 Petition to Extend the Redemption Period of the Humanitarian Awards Certificate	Form	Modified	Repair queued
Form PTO PFH 001 Humanitarian Use Application	Form	Modified	Available
Form PTO PFH 001 Humanitarian Program Application (Humanitarian Use)	Form	Modified	Repair queued
0651-0066 Supporting Statement 2025 Final.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2025-04-11	Available
0651-0066 Supporting Statement 2025 Final.docx	Supporting Statement A	Uploaded 2025-04-11	Repair queued
Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2025-04-07	Repair queued
Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2025-04-07	Repair queued
Leahy Smith America Invents Act-pub-l112-29.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2025-04-07	Repair queued
Leahy Smith America Invents Act-pub-l112-29.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2025-04-07	Repair queued
USPTO Information Quality Guidelines.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2025-04-07	Repair queued
USPTO Information Quality Guidelines.pdf	Supplementary Document	Uploaded 2025-04-07	Repair queued

IC Document Collections

Information collection document groups

IC ID	Collection	Type	Status	Form
257184	Trademark for Humanity (individuals and households)		Removed
257179	Trademarks for Humanity	Form and Instruction	Modified	Trademarks for Humanity Application
257179	Trademarks for Humanity	Form and Instruction	Modified
251655	Petition to Extend the Redemption Period of the Humanitarian Awards Certificate (Federal Government)	Form	Removed	Petition to Extend the Redemption Period
251655	Petition to Extend the Redemption Period of the Humanitarian Awards Certificate (Federal Government)	Form	Removed
251654	Petition to Extend the Redemption Period of the Humanitarian Awards Certificate (State, Local, and Tribal Governments)	Form	Removed	Petition to Extend the Redemption Period
251654	Petition to Extend the Redemption Period of the Humanitarian Awards Certificate (State, Local, and Tribal Governments)	Form	Removed
251653	Petition to Extend the Redemption Period of the Humanitarian Awards Certificate (Individuals or Households)	Form	Removed	Petition to Extend the Redemption Period
251653	Petition to Extend the Redemption Period of the Humanitarian Awards Certificate (Individuals or Households)	Form	Removed
251632	Humanitarian Program Application (Humanitarian Research) (Federal Government)	Form	Removed	Humanitarian Research Use Application
251632	Humanitarian Program Application (Humanitarian Research) (Federal Government)	Form	Removed
251631	Humanitarian Program Application (Humanitarian Research) (State, Local, and Tribal Governments)	Form	Removed	Humanitarian Research Use Application
251631	Humanitarian Program Application (Humanitarian Research) (State, Local, and Tribal Governments)	Form	Removed
251630	Humanitarian Program Application (Humanitarian Research) (Individuals or Households)	Form	Removed	Humanitarian Research Use Application
251630	Humanitarian Program Application (Humanitarian Research) (Individuals or Households)	Form	Removed
251629	Humanitarian Program Application (Humanitarian Use) (Federal Government)	Form	Removed	Humanitarian Use Application
251629	Humanitarian Program Application (Humanitarian Use) (Federal Government)	Form	Removed
251628	Humanitarian Program Application (Humanitarian Use) (State, Local, and Tribal Governments)	Form	Removed	Humanitarian Use Application
251628	Humanitarian Program Application (Humanitarian Use) (State, Local, and Tribal Governments)	Form	Removed
251627	Humanitarian Program Application (Humanitarian Use) (Individuals or Households)	Form	Removed	Humanitarian Use Application
251627	Humanitarian Program Application (Humanitarian Use) (Individuals or Households)	Form	Removed
251625	Transfer of Awards Certificate (Individuals or Households)	Form	Removed	TRANSFER OF ACCELERATION CERTIFICATE UNDER THE PATENTS FOR HUMANITY PROGRAM
251625	Transfer of Awards Certificate (Individuals or Households)	Form	Removed
251624	Transfer of Awards Certificate	Form	Modified	Transfer of Acceleration Certificate Under the Patents for Humanity Program
251624	Transfer of Awards Certificate	Form	Modified
217895	Humanitarian Program Application (Humanitarian Research)	Form	Modified	Humanitarian Research Use Application
217895	Humanitarian Program Application (Humanitarian Research)	Form	Modified
203220	Petition to Extend the Redemption Period of the Humanitarian Awards Certificate	Form	Modified	Petition to Extend the Redemption Period
203220	Petition to Extend the Redemption Period of the Humanitarian Awards Certificate	Form	Modified
197192	Humanitarian Program Application (Humanitarian Use)	Form	Modified	Humanitarian Use Application
197192	Humanitarian Program Application (Humanitarian Use)	Form	Modified

ICR Details

OMB Control No: 0651-0066	ICR Reference No: 202412-0651-002
Status: Active	Previous ICR Reference No: 202211-0651-001
Agency/Subagency: DOC/PTO	Agency Tracking No:
Title: Patents for Humanity Program and Trademarks for Humanity Program
Type of Information Collection: Revision of a currently approved collection	Common Form ICR:  No
Type of Review Request: Regular
OIRA Conclusion Action: Approved without change	Conclusion Date: 05/27/2025
Retrieve Notice of Action (NOA)	Date Received in OIRA: 04/11/2025
Terms of Clearance:

table that charts list comparision

	Inventory as of this Action	Requested	Previously Approved
Expiration Date	05/31/2028	36 Months From Approved	05/31/2025
Responses	82	0	145
Time Burden (Hours)	322	0	458
Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0

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Abstract: Since 2012, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has conducted the Patents for Humanity Program, a biennial award program to incentivize the distribution of patented technologies or products for the purpose of addressing humanitarian needs. The program is open to any U.S. patent owners, patent applicants, or patent licensees or licensors. The USPTO collects information from applicants that describe what actions they have taken with their technology to address the world’s most pressing humanitarian problems. There are numerous categories of awards including: medicine, nutrition, sanitation, household energy, and living standards. Sometimes the program includes additional categories specific for that year.

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Authorizing Statute(s): US Code: 35 USC 3(a)(2) Name of Law: Leahy Smith America Invents Act
   PL: Pub.L. 116 - 316 1 and 2 Name of Law: Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act
  

Citations for New Statutory Requirements: None

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Associated Rulemaking Information
RIN:	Stage of Rulemaking:	Federal Register Citation:	Date:
	Not associated with rulemaking

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Federal Register Notices & Comments
60-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	89 FR 85171	10/25/2024
30-day Notice:	Federal Register Citation:	Citation Date:
	90 FR 15454	04/11/2025
Did the Agency receive public comments on this ICR? No

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Number of Information Collection (IC) in this ICR: 5

table that charts list of burden

IC Title	Form No.	Form Name
Humanitarian Program Application (Humanitarian Research)	PTO PFH 002	Humanitarian Research Use Application
Humanitarian Program Application (Humanitarian Research) (Federal Government)	PTO PFH 002	Humanitarian Research Use Application
Humanitarian Program Application (Humanitarian Research) (Individuals or Households)	PTO PFH 002	Humanitarian Research Use Application
Humanitarian Program Application (Humanitarian Research) (State, Local, and Tribal Governments)	PTO PFH 002	Humanitarian Research Use Application
Humanitarian Program Application (Humanitarian Use)	PTO PFH 001	Humanitarian Use Application
Humanitarian Program Application (Humanitarian Use) (Federal Government)	PTO PFH 001	Humanitarian Use Application
Humanitarian Program Application (Humanitarian Use) (Individuals or Households)	PTO PFH 001	Humanitarian Use Application
Humanitarian Program Application (Humanitarian Use) (State, Local, and Tribal Governments)	PTO PFH 001	Humanitarian Use Application
Petition to Extend the Redemption Period of the Humanitarian Awards Certificate	PTO SB 431	Petition to Extend the Redemption Period
Petition to Extend the Redemption Period of the Humanitarian Awards Certificate (Federal Government)	PTO SB 431	Petition to Extend the Redemption Period
Petition to Extend the Redemption Period of the Humanitarian Awards Certificate (Individuals or Households)	PTO SB 431	Petition to Extend the Redemption Period
Petition to Extend the Redemption Period of the Humanitarian Awards Certificate (State, Local, and Tribal Governments)	PTO SB 431	Petition to Extend the Redemption Period
Trademark for Humanity (individuals and households)
Trademarks for Humanity	PTO/TFH/001	Trademarks for Humanity Application
Transfer of Awards Certificate	PTO SB 466	Transfer of Acceleration Certificate Under the Patents for Humanity Program
Transfer of Awards Certificate (Individuals or Households)	PTO SB 466	TRANSFER OF ACCELERATION CERTIFICATE UNDER THE PATENTS FOR HUMANITY PROGRAM

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ICR Summary of Burden

table that charts list of burden

	Total Approved	Previously Approved	Change Due to New Statute	Change Due to Agency Discretion	Change Due to Adjustment in Estimate	Change Due to Potential Violation of the PRA
Annual Number of Responses	82	145	0	0	-63	0
Annual Time Burden (Hours)	322	458	0	0	-136	0
Annual Cost Burden (Dollars)	0	0	0	0	0	0

Burden increases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Increase Due to:

Burden decreases because of Program Change due to Agency Discretion: No

Burden Reduction Due to:

Short Statement: Changes in Responses and Hourly Burden due to Adjustment in Agency Estimate The total number of responses has decreased by 63 due to an estimated decline the number of respondents applying to the Patents for Humanity Program. This decrease in the number of respondents and responses results in a decrease of 136 hours in the annual time burden estimates.

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Annual Cost to Federal Government: $9,216

Does this IC contain surveys, censuses, or employ statistical methods? No

Does this ICR request any personally identifiable information (see OMB Circular No. A-130 for an explanation of this term)? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Does this ICR include a form that requires a Privacy Act Statement (see 5 U.S.C. §552a(e)(3))? Please consult with your agency's privacy program when making this determination.     Yes

Is this ICR related to the Affordable Care Act [Pub. L. 111-148 & 111-152]? No

Is this ICR related to the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, [Pub. L. 111-203]? No

Is this ICR related to the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (ARRA)? No

Is this ICR related to the Pandemic Response? No

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Common Form ICR:  No

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On behalf of this Federal agency, I certify that the collection of information encompassed by this request complies with 5 CFR 1320.9 and the related provisions of 5 CFR 1320.8(b)(3).

The following is a summary of the topics, regarding the proposed collection of information, that the certification covers:

(a) It is necessary for the proper performance of agency functions;

(b) It avoids unnecessary duplication;

(c) It reduces burden on small entities;

(d) It uses plain, coherent, and unambiguous language that is understandable to respondents;

(e) Its implementation will be consistent and compatible with current reporting and recordkeeping practices;

(f) It indicates the retention periods for recordkeeping requirements;

(g) It informs respondents of the information called for under 5 CFR 1320.8 (b)(3) about:

(i) Why the information is being collected;

(ii) Use of information;

(iii) Burden estimate;

(iv) Nature of response (voluntary, required for a benefit, or mandatory);

(v) Nature and extent of confidentiality; and

(vi) Need to display currently valid OMB control number;

(h) It was developed by an office that has planned and allocated resources for the efficient and effective management and use of the information to be collected.

(i) It uses effective and efficient statistical survey methodology (if applicable); and

(j) It makes appropriate use of information technology.

If you are unable to certify compliance with any of these provisions, identify the item by leaving the box unchecked and explain the reason in the Supporting Statement.

Certification Date: 04/11/2025

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