# TMEP § 1205.01(a)(vi): Parties Authorized to use the Red Crescent and Third Protocol Emblem

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/TMEP_S1205.01(a)(vi)

## Section

- **Citation:** TMEP § 1205.01(a)(vi)
- **Heading:** Parties Authorized to use the Red Crescent and Third Protocol Emblem
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Agency guidance
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** USPTO TMEP / Chapter 1200 - Substantive Examination of Applications / TMEP § 1205.01(a)(vi)

## Text

Under 18 U.S.C. §706a,  the following parties
are authorized to use the Red Crescent symbol and the Third Protocol Emblem
on a white background and the designations "Red Crescent" and "Third
Protocol Emblem:"
(1) authorized national societies that are
members of the International Federation of Red Cross and Red
Crescent Societies, and their duly authorized employees and
agents;
(2) the International Committee of the Red
Cross, and its duly authorized employees and agents;
(3) the International Federation of Red
Cross and Red Crescent Societies, and its duly authorized employees
and agents; and
(4) the sanitary and hospital authorities
of the armed forces of State Parties to the Geneva Conventions of
August 12, 1949.
If the applicant is not clearly authorized to
use an emblem or designation, the examining attorney must refuse
registration. The refusal may be withdrawn if the applicant or the
applicant’s attorney submits a statement that the applicant is an authorized
party, and indicates the reason why the applicant is authorized (e.g.,
applicant is an authorized agent of the International Federation of Red
Cross and Red Crescent Societies).

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