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This is a public notice of the intellectual property of the Department of Homeland Security (“Department” or “DHS”). In general, that intellectual property includes the official seal of the Department, and the trademarks  for which the Department claims either common law trademark rights or has applied for or received trademark registration under 15 U.S.C. §§ 1051-1129.

For any of the listings below, the Department of Homeland Security asserts its full rights under statute or the common law. No use may be made of these marks without the permission of the Department acquired in accordance with the procedures of this notice (see below). This list is not exhaustive and is subject to modification.
      
      Intellectual Property
      5RD Banner® design mark
	5RD® design mark
	AEER® design mark
	AMERICA’S PREPARATHON! BE SMART. TAKE PART. PREPARE.® design mark
	AMERICA’S PREPARATHON!® design mark
	PREPARATHON!® design mark
	APEX AEER® word mark
	APPVET® word mark
	APPVET® design mark
	ASK TSA® design mark
	BE SMART. TAKE PART. PREPARE.® word mark
	BLUE CAMPAIGN ONE VOICE. ONE MISSION. END HUMAN TRAFFICKING.® design mark
	BLUE LIGHTNING INITIATIVE. END HUMAN TRAFFICKING.® design mark
	CBP ROAM® word mark
	CBP® word mark
	CENTER FOR COUNTERING HUMAN TRAFFICKING COMBATING SEX TRAFFICKING & FORCED LABOR VICTIMS FIRSTTM design mark
	CITIZEN CORPS® word mark
	CSAC CHEMICAL SECURITY ANALYSIS CENTERTM design mark
	CSET® word mark
	C-TPAT CUSTOMS - TRADE PARTNERSHIP AGAINST TERRORISM® design mark
	CTPAT YOUR SUPPLY CHAIN'S STRONGEST LINK.® design mark
	CTPATTM word mark
	CYBERCORPS DEFENDING AMERICA’S CYBERSPACE® design mark
	CYBERCORPS® word mark
	P25 CAP RECOGNIZED LABORATORY® certification mark
	P25 CAP DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY COMPLIANCE ASSESSMENT PROGRAM® certification mark
	DHS SCITECH SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGYTM design mark
	E® design mark
	ECBP® word mark
	E-SAFE® design mark
	ESTA ELECTRONIC SYSTEM FOR TRAVEL AUTHORIZATION U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY® design mark
	ESTATM word mark
	E-VERIFY® design mark
	E-VERIFY® word mark
	EVUS ELECTRONIC VISA UPDATE SYSTEM® design mark
	EVUSTM word mark
	EXIS® word mark
	EXIS EXERCISE INFORMATION SYSTEM® design mark
	FEDERAL PROTECTIVE SERVICE® word mark
	FFRDC POWERED BY S&T INDEPENDENCE · ENGINEERING · ANALYSIS® design mark
	FIRE IS EVERYONE’S FIGHT® design mark
	FIRST OBSERVER PLUS® design mark
	FIRST OBSERVER PLUS® word mark
	FLOOD APEX PROGRAM® word mark
	FPS® word mark
	GETS/WPS® word mark
	GLOBAL ENTRY; TRUSTED TRAVELER NETWORK® design mark
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	HAZUS® word mark
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	HSI INSIDERTM word mark
	HSOAC HOMELAND SECURITY OPERATIONAL ANALYSIS CENTER® design mark
	HSSEDI HOMELAND SECURITY SYSTEMS ENGINEERING & DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE® design mark
	I E-VERIFY® design mark
	IDEA FACTORY INNOVATE. COLLABORATE. SUCCEED.® design mark
	IGUARDIANS® word mark
	IGUARDIANS PROSECUTOR SAFEGUARD® design mark
	IGUARDIANS SPECIAL AGENT HIGHSPEED® design mark
	IGUARDIANS SPECIAL AGENT PROTOCOL POLICE HSI® design mark
	IGUARDIANS SPECIAL AGENT PROXY® design mark
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	LISTO® design mark
	MDTF® design mark
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	NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE PROGRAM® design mark
	NATIONAL INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY RIGHTS COORDINATION CENTER® design mark
	NBACC NATIONAL BIODEFENSE ANALYSIS & COUNTERMEASURES CENTER® design mark
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	NCSWIC® design mark
	NGFR NEXT GENERATION FIRST RESPONDER PROTECTED, CONNECTED & FULLY AWARE® design mark
	NGFR NEXT GENERATION FIRST RESPONDER PROTECTED, CONNECTED & FULLY AWARE® design mark
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	NUSTL NATIONAL URBAN SECURITY TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY® design mark
	OFFICE OF CONTRACTING RESPECT CUSTOMER SERVICE INNOVATION INTEGRITYTM design mark
	PROCUREMENT INNOVATION LAB PILTM design mark
	READY 2 HELP® design mark
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	READY CHECK BUSINESS PREPARE. PLAN. STAY INFORMED.® design mark
	READYCHECK BUSINESS® design mark
	READY INDIAN COUNTRY CHECK PREPARE. PLAN. STAY INFORMED.® design mark
	READY KIDS® word mark
	RETHINKING AMERICA'S COSTLIEST DISASTER® word mark
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	SELF CHECK® design mark
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	THE FIVE COUNTRY RESEARCH & DEVELOPMENT NETWORK INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION FOR PUBLIC SAFETY® design mark
	TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATION ACADEMY WE WILL NEVER FORGET 9-11 EST. 2012 EXCELLENCE IN EDUCATIONTM design mark
	TRANSPORATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATIONTM design mark
	TSA INTEGRITY RESPECT COMMITMENTTM design mark
	COMMITMENT INTEGRITY RESPECT TRANSPORTATION SECURITY ADMINISTRATIONTM design mark
	TSA PRECHECK® design mark
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	TWIC SECURITY ACCESS PRIVACY® design mark
	TWIC® word mark
	USBP® word mark
	U.S. BORDER PATROL® word mark
	U.S. BORDER PATROL® design mark
	U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION TRADETM design mark
	U.S. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION® word mark
	SAFETY ACT DEVELOPMENTAL TESTING AND EVALUATION DESIGNATION® certification mark
	SAFETY ACT DESIGNATED® certification mark
	SAFETY ACT CERTIFIED® certification mark
	UE UNIVERSAL ENROLL® design mark
	UNITED STATES COAST GUARD 1790® design mark
	USBP® word mark
	VIRTUAL USA® word mark
	VIRTUAL USA® design mark
	VSPTM design mark
	VUSA® word mark
	YOUTH PREPAREDNESS COUNCIL® design mark
              Obtaining Permission
      To obtain permission to use any of the listed marks, an applicant must make a prior written request to the Department at the e-mail address listed below. The applicant must include evidence of the authority of any representative of the applicant to bind the applicant. In addition, the applicant must agree to comply with the conditions presented in any consent to use or license agreement required by the Department of Homeland Security. Note that a request to the Department is not the end of the process. A statement of release will also be required from the applicant.

The Department of Homeland Security will deny any request that includes the use of a mark as part of a URL or other use that does not comport with the conditions presented in any consent to use or license agreement required by the Department.

Request for use should be made to iprequest@hq.dhs.gov.
  
    
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