{"id":21416,"date":"2026-07-22T11:39:58","date_gmt":"2026-07-22T11:39:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/?p=21416"},"modified":"2026-07-22T11:39:58","modified_gmt":"2026-07-22T11:39:58","slug":"uspto-official-tribal-insignia-database-released-under-foia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.theblackvault.com\/documentarchive\/uspto-official-tribal-insignia-database-released-under-foia\/","title":{"rendered":"USPTO Official Tribal Insignia Database Released Under FOIA"},"content":{"rendered":"
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This archive contains records released by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in response to a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request seeking a digital copy of the agency’s database of official tribal insignias, along with copies of each official tribal insignia contained in the database as of the date of the request.<\/p>\n

In its July 16, 2026, response, the USPTO stated that it identified a responsive spreadsheet and released it in full, which is available below.<\/p>\n

The USPTO’s Native American Tribal Insignia Database is a component of the agency’s trademark search system. It exists to assist trademark examining attorneys in determining whether a pending trademark application falsely suggests a connection to the official insignia of a federally or state-recognized Native American tribe.<\/p>\n

The spreadsheet included in this release provides a snapshot of the USPTO’s official tribal insignia database at the time the FOIA request was processed.<\/p>\n

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Document Archive<\/h3>\n

FOIA Release Letter\u00a0<\/a><\/h4>\n

Tribal Database<\/a> [119MB]<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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