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These Trademark Guidelines are prepared by the Eclipse Volleyball Club of Cheyenne, WY (hereinafter also referred to as “EVBC“) and set out rules for teams, clubs, and other organizations participating in events who wish to use the EVBC trademarks, service marks, logos, or images (referred to generally as the “Eclipse Volleyball Club marks”). The EVBC marks include but are not limited to “Eclipse Volleyball Club”, “EVBC”, “Eclipse Volleyball”, “Eclipse Club”, “Eclipse”, “EVC” and EVBC logos.
The Eclipse Volleyball Club’s trademarks, service marks, trade names, and trade dress are valuable assets of the Eclipse Volleyball Club. By following these guidelines, you help us protect our valuable trademark rights and strengthen our corporate and brand identities. Thank you for caring about the Eclipse Volleyball Club brand!
The objective of these trademark guidelines is to ensure that the trademark rights of Eclipse Volleyball Club are not violated by inappropriate or unauthorized use and that the Eclipse Volleyball Club marks remain reliable indicators of source and quality of the goods and services provided by the Eclipse Volleyball Club. These guidelines include an explanation of when and how you may use the Eclipse Volleyball Club marks without our written authorization.
AS A GENERAL RULE, THE ECLIPSE VOLLEYBALL CLUB MARKS MAY NOT BE USED IN ANY MANNER OTHER THAN EXPRESSLY AUTHORIZED IN A WRITTEN AGREEMENT OR AS EXPRESSLY PERMITTED BY THESE GUIDELINES.
Unauthorized use of the Eclipse Volleyball Club marks or marks that are confusingly similar may constitute an infringement of the Eclipse Volleyball Club trademark rights and are strictly prohibited. Use of the Eclipse Volleyball Club marks for commercial purposes (for example, on products, labels or packaging) without a prior, separate, written consent of the Eclipse Volleyball Club constitutes trademark infringement and unfair competition in violation of federal and state laws.
The Eclipse Volleyball Club board reserves the right to review all usage of the Eclipse Volleyball Club marks and to terminate any authorization to use within its sole discretion. Further, the Eclipse Volleyball Club board may change these guidelines at its sole discretion at any time and the changes shall be effective as of the date of change.
By using a Eclipse Volleyball Club mark, in whole or in part, you are acknowledging the rights of the Eclipse Volleyball Club in those marks as the sole owner of those mark and you are promising that you will not interfere with the Eclipse Volleyball Club’s rights. Your use is also an indication that you agree not to use the Eclipse Volleyball Club marks in a descriptive or generic way, and you agree not to challenge the Eclipse Volleyball Club rights in its marks, including but not limited to its trademark applications and registrations, on any grounds. Your use also indicates that you agree that you will not acquire any rights in the Eclipse Volleyball Club marks and that any goodwill generated by your use of the Eclipse Volleyball Club marks inures solely to the benefit of the Eclipse Volleyball Club. Except for the limited rights to use, as expressly permitted under these guidelines, no other rights of any kind are granted hereunder, by Page 2 of 3 implication or otherwise. If you have any questions regarding these guidelines, please talk to your Eclipse Volleyball Club representative or submit your query to the Eclipse Volleyball Club board through our website comments/complaints form.
You will need separate written permission from us to use the Eclipse Volleyball Club marks: (i) for any commercial use, including but not limited to merchandising purposes (e.g. T‐shirts, mugs); (ii) for use on or in relation to any copyrighted work of the Eclipse Volleyball Club; or (iii) for use in an attention‐getting or a branding manner.
The following statement must be used in all materials using the Eclipse Volleyball Club marks, including but not limited to websites, publications, splash screens, screenshots or in documentation: The following marks: (replace this parenthetical with an identification of the specific marks being used) are trademarks or service marks of the Eclipse Volleyball Club, in the United States and other countries, and are used with the Eclipse Volleyball Club’s permission. We are not affiliated with, endorsed or sponsored by the Eclipse Volleyball Club, or the Eclipse Volleyball Club community.”
1. Trademarks are adjectives used to modify nouns; the noun is the generic name of a product or service.
2. As adjectives, trademarks may not be used in the plural or possessive form.
3. An appropriate generic term must appear after the trademark the first time it appears in a printed piece, and as often as is reasonable after that.
4. Always spell and capitalize trademarks exactly as they are used by the Eclipse Volleyball Club. Do not shorten or abbreviate any Eclipse Volleyball Club mark. Do not make up names that contain Eclipse Volleyball Club marks.
You may include on your communications or webpages a link to the Eclipse Volleyball Club website at www.eclipsevolleyballwy.com for the purpose of directing your visitors to the Eclipse Volleyball Club website, so long as the linking is not done in a manner that implies affiliation with, sponsorship by, or endorsement by the Eclipse Volleyball Club.
The following requirements set forth the rules that must be followed for permitted use or display of the Eclipse Volleyball Club marks:
the Eclipse Volleyball Club’s marks must appear distinct and separate from your company or product name;
reference to the Eclipse Volleyball Club or its marks must not create a sense of endorsement, sponsorship, or false association with the Eclipse Volleyball Club;
an approved product or service descriptor must follow Eclipse Volleyball Club’s marks ‐ never vary the spelling, hyphenation or spacing of any portion of the Eclipse Volleyball Club marks;
use of the Eclipse Volleyball Club marks only as an adjective and not as a verb or noun or in possessive or plural form, and;
scale the size of the Eclipse Volleyball Club marks to suit your needs, but you may not modify any of the Eclipse Volleyball Club marks or patches in any other way (such as by changing the design or color or the relative proportions of the elements which comprise the logo, modifying the logo or design, or adding or deleting any words).
The following are examples of unauthorized uses of the Eclipse Volleyball Club marks:
using the Eclipse Volleyball Club marks in an attention‐getting or branding manner, or used as part of a product or service name;
incorporating the Eclipse Volleyball Club logo(s) into any other logo or design;
using the Eclipse Volleyball Club marks in a way that suggests that you or your company, product, website, service, or organization are approved, sponsored, affiliated or endorsed with the Eclipse Volleyball Club or its products or services in any way without prior written approval from the Eclipse Volleyball Club;
displaying the Eclipse Volleyball Club marks on any website that disparages the Eclipse Volleyball Club or its products or services, infringes any Eclipse Volleyball Club intellectual property or other rights, or violates any law or regulation;
framing or altering the eclipsevolleyballwy.com website;
using the Eclipse Volleyball Club marks or any other graphic, symbol or logo in a manner that disparages the Eclipse Volleyball Club, or damages the brand integrity, including use of the Eclipse Volleyball Club marks in a manner that is, in the Eclipse Volleyball Club opinion, offensive, defamatory, illegal or unethical; and
using trademarks, logos, derivatives, variations, foreign language equivalents, abbreviations, or other content that is confusingly similar to the Eclipse Volleyball Club marks, Eclipse Volleyball Club ‐owned graphics, symbols or any logos.
The preceding examples are illustrative rather than an exhaustive list of types of unauthorized uses of the Eclipse Volleyball Club marks. All rights not explicitly granted in these guidelines are expressly reserved by the Eclipse Volleyball Club.
If you have any questions please contact us at secretary@eclipsevolleyballwy.com