of Representatives to discuss the operations, programs, and initiatives of the USPTOOn April 24, the USPTOannouncedthe recipients of the 2022 Patent Pro Bono Achievement Certificate. The recipients are listed on the USPTO’sPractitioner Recognition pageandFirm Recognition Page.The USPTOannounceda newTrademarks for Humanityawards competition to recognize brand owners who are using trademarks to help solve humanitarian challenges. Applications will be accepted until July 14 or until 200 applications are received, whichever occurs first.Notices, Guidance, and RequestsMeetings: Trademark Public Advisory Committee Public Hearing on the Proposed Trademark Fee Schedule, 88 Fed. Reg. 25623 (April 27, 2023) [Announcing hybrid public hearing to be held on June 5, 2023; written request to present oral testimony due by May 26, 2023; written comments on proposed trademark fees accepted until June 12, 2023]Meetings: Patent Public Advisory Committee Public Hearing on the Proposed Patent Fee Schedule, 88 Fed. Reg. 24392 (April 20, 2023) [Announcing hybrid public hearing to be held on May 18, 2023; written request to present oral testimony due by May 11, 2023; written comments on proposed patent fees accepted until May 25, 2023]Meetings: USPTO AI Inventorship: Notice of Public AI Inventorship Listening Session-West Coast, 88 Fed. Reg. 23408 (April 17, 2023) [Announcing public listening session to be held on May 8, 2023; registration to attend in-person or speak due by May 2, 2023; registration to attend virtually due by May 7, 2023 (East Coast listening session was held on April 25, 2023)]Patent Center Electronic Office Action Program, 88 Fed. Reg. 20138 (April 5, 2023) [Announcing start of the transition to USPTO’s Patent Center Electronic Office (e-Office) Action Program, which replaces the existing e-Office Action program available to users of Private Patent Application Information Retrieval (PAIR)]Final RulesThere are no new final rulesInterim RulesThere are no new interim rules.Proposed RulesDiscretionary Institu