Geothermal technologies eligible for Patents for Humanity award
U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Patents for Humanity program (source: USPTO)
Carlo Cariaga
6 Apr 2023
The Patents for Humanity program of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has been expanded with a new green energy category, including geothermal technologies.
The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has recently expanded the Patents for Humanity Awards Program to include a new category for game-changing technologies that aim to respond to the challenges of climate change by developing green energy resources. Under the “Patents for Humanity: Green Energy” program, geothermal technologies as well as those for solar, hydropower, green hydrogen, and biofuels, will be accepted.
Interested participants for the awards program may apply here. The deadline for submission of entries will be on 1 June 2023.
Patents for Humanity is the USPTO awards competition that recognizes innovators who use game-changing technologies to meet global humanitarian challenges. The program provides business incentives for reaching those in need: winners receive an acceleration certificate to expedite select proceedings at the USPTO, as well as public recognition of their work. The awards showcase how patent holders with vision are pioneering innovative ways to provide affordable, scalable, and sustainable solutions for the less fortunate.
This program is focused on green energy production technologies that are the subject of a U.S. utility patent or pending U.S. utility patent. All technologies addressing green energy—including wind, solar, green hydrogen, hydropower, geothermal, and biofuels technologies—may be the subject of an application to this program. The program is open to all types of patent holders, patent applicants, and licensees.
The complete terms and conditions for the Patents for Humanity: Green Awards program can be accessed via this link.
Source: U.S. Patent and Trademark Office
