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Patents for Humanity Program and Trademarks for Humanity Program

OMB 0651-0066 · DOC/PTO.

OMB 0651-0066

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.

The latest form for Patents for Humanity Program and Trademarks for Humanity Program expires 2028-05-31 and can be found here.

Latest Forms, Documents, and Supporting Material

Document Name
Form PTO/TFH/001 Trademarks for Humanity Form and Instruction
Form PTO SB 431 Petition to Extend the Redemption Period of the Humanitarian Awards Certificate (Federal Government) Form
Form PTO SB 431 Petition to Extend the Redemption Period of the Humanitarian Awards Certificate (State, Local, and Tribal Governments) Form
Form PTO SB 431 Petition to Extend the Redemption Period of the Humanitarian Awards Certificate (Individuals or Households) Form
Form PTO PFH 002 Humanitarian Program Application (Humanitarian Research) (Federal Government) Form
Form PTO PFH 002 Humanitarian Program Application (Humanitarian Research) (State, Local, and Tribal Governments) Form
Form PTO PFH 002 Humanitarian Program Application (Humanitarian Research) (Individuals or Households) Form
Form PTO PFH 001 Humanitarian Program Application (Humanitarian Use) (Federal Government) Form
Form PTO PFH 001 Humanitarian Program Application (Humanitarian Use) (State, Local, and Tribal Governments) Form
Form PTO PFH 001 Humanitarian Program Application (Humanitarian Use) (Individuals or Households) Form
Form PTO SB 466 Transfer of Awards Certificate (Individuals or Households) Form
Form PTO SB 466 Transfer of Awards Certificate Form
Form PTO PFH 002 Humanitarian Program Application (Humanitarian Research) Form
Form PTO SB 431 Petition to Extend the Redemption Period of the Humanitarian Awards Certificate Form
Form PTO PFH 001 Humanitarian Program Application (Humanitarian Use) Form
0651-0066 Supporting Statement 2025 Final.docx Supporting Statement A
Patents for Humanity Program Improvement Act.pdf Supplementary Document
Leahy Smith America Invents Act-pub-l112-29.pdf Supplementary Document
USPTO Information Quality Guidelines.pdf Supplementary Document
Trademark for Humanity (individuals and households)
Trademarks for Humanity Form and Instruction
Petition to Extend the Redemption Period of the Humanitarian Awards Certificate (Federal Government) Form
Petition to Extend the Redemption Period of the Humanitarian Awards Certificate (State, Local, and Tribal Governments) Form
Petition to Extend the Redemption Period of the Humanitarian Awards Certificate (Individuals or Households) Form
Humanitarian Program Application (Humanitarian Research) (Federal Government) Form
Humanitarian Program Application (Humanitarian Research) (State, Local, and Tribal Governments) Form
Humanitarian Program Application (Humanitarian Research) (Individuals or Households) Form
Humanitarian Program Application (Humanitarian Use) (Federal Government) Form
Humanitarian Program Application (Humanitarian Use) (State, Local, and Tribal Governments) Form
Humanitarian Program Application (Humanitarian Use) (Individuals or Households) Form
Transfer of Awards Certificate (Individuals or Households) Form
Transfer of Awards Certificate Form
Humanitarian Program Application (Humanitarian Research) Form
Petition to Extend the Redemption Period of the Humanitarian Awards Certificate Form
Humanitarian Program Application (Humanitarian Use) Form

All Historical Document Collections

202412-0651-002	Revision of a currently approved collection	2025-04-11
202211-0651-001 Approved without change	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	2022-11-29
202210-0651-003 Approved without change	No material or nonsubstantive change to a currently approved collection	2022-10-27
202109-0651-004 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2022-02-18
201811-0651-003 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2018-11-29
201504-0651-002 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2015-08-20
201207-0651-005 Approved without change	Revision of a currently approved collection	2012-07-12
201104-0651-002 Approved without change	New collection (Request for a new OMB Control Number)	2012-01-20

OMB Details

Humanitarian Program Application (Humanitarian Use)

Federal Enterprise Architecture: Economic Development - Intellectual Property Protection

Form PTO PFH 001

Humanitarian Use Application

www.uspto.gov/ip-policy/patent-policy/patents-humanity?MURL=patentsforhumanity#p4happlication

Form

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