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116 Trademarks of the USPS

Many of the USPS trademarks listed in Exhibit 116.1 appear throughout the IMM. (This is not an exhaustive list of the many marks belonging to the U.S. Postal Service.) Proper use of any USPS trademark may require capitalizing the initial letters, or all the letters of an acronym, to distinguish it from terms not used as trademarks. The ® symbol may be used after these marks.

We list the marks in Exhibit 116.1 in lieu of using the ® symbol throughout the IMM.

Note: This list changes frequently, and the Postal Service will update Exhibit 116.1 when appropriate.

Exhibit 116.1

USPS Trademarks in the IMM

Many of the Common Law Marks or USPS marks with pending trademark applications listed in Exhibit 116.2 appear throughout the IMM. (This is not an exhaustive list of the many marks belonging to the U.S. Postal Service.) Proper use of any such term may require capitalizing the initial letters, or all the letters of an acronym, to distinguish it from other terms. The ™ symbol may be used after these marks.

We list the marks in Exhibit 116.2 in lieu of using the ™ symbol throughout the IMM.

Note: This list changes frequently, and some of these marks may become registered and will require the ® symbol. The Postal Service will update Exhibit 116.2 when appropriate.

Exhibit 116.2

Common Law Marks or USPS Marks with Pending Trademark Applications in the IMM