The institution will not license products deemed to be inappropriate. The institution is legally obligated to enforce its trademark ownership rights. The institution s agent and the Trademarks and Licensing staff conduct routine marketplace surveys and work closely with local and state law enforcement organizations to shut down illegal uses. Our trademarks have been registered to prevent illegal entry of counterfeit products into the United States. If you are having an institution logo or trademark applied to a product, it should be produced by an official licensee.
Licensees are under contract and have agreed to use the marks as prescribed by the institution.
The list of Officially Licensed Vendors is updated on a quarterly basis. Click here for current lists. For information about the Corporate Sponsorship Program contact the Assistant AD for Marketing and Promotions Click Here. The guidelines for nomenclature are to be followed for references to Virginia Commonwealth University in all internal and external communications. Examples include but are not limited to correspondence, documents, publications, announcements, biographical references, bookstore items, signage, equipment and vehicles, uniforms and patches, and Web sites.