Trademark Policy Last updated: January 12, 2022
This Policy covers general rules for referring to IAQMC and using trademarks, service marks, and logos that IAQMC may license to you (collectively, “IAQMC Marks”).
The following is a non-exhaustive list of IAQMC Marks:
IAQMC® Open IAQMC® MicroMasters®* MicroBachelors®*
- IAQMC is an authorized licensee of the MicroMasters® and MicroBachelors® trademarks, and these IAQMC Marks are used by IAQMC with permission of the trademark owner.
Trademark guidelines for several IAQMC Marks are linked below. IAQMC reserves the right to change the terms of this Policy or any guidelines at any time, in its sole discretion, by posting the updated Policy or guidelines to the IAQMC website. To ask any questions about this Policy or to report any unauthorized use of IAQMC Marks, please email trademarks@iaqmc.org.
General Rule: Permission Required As a rule, a trademark license is required to use any IAQMC Mark. Except for the three exceptions outlined below, this Policy does not count as “permission to use” any trademarks, and there are no “open source” pre-approved use cases. To request permission to use any IAQMC Mark, please email trademarks@iaqmc.org.
Exceptions Without a separate trademark license:
You may use IAQMC Marks in text for the sole purpose of referring to or describing IAQMC’s website, products, and services. For example: if you have a product or service that is compatible with the Open IAQMC platform, you may use “Open IAQMC” to describe the compatibility, such as “runs on,” “for use on,” or “compatible with” the Open IAQMC platform. If you use the Open IAQMC platform: you should add the “Powered by Open IAQMC” logo in the footer of each page of your website, and the logo should include a live link to the Open IAQMC website. See the Powered by Open IAQMC logo page for variants of this logo and instructions on how to add it to your instance; and you may use the “Powered by Open IAQMC” logo on any course certificates or other credentials issued in connection with your instance in accordance with the Open IAQMC trademark guidelines linked below. If you offer services and/or products that support the Open IAQMC platform, you may use the “Open IAQMC” word mark in the path of a URL for your website for such services and/or products. For clarity, this exception applies solely to (1) the “Open IAQMC” word mark and not to any other IAQMC Marks and (2) use in the path of a URL; you may not use the “Open IAQMC” word mark or any other IAQMC Mark in a website domain. For example: openiaqmc.yourdomain.org iaqmc.yourdomain.org www.yourdomain.com/services/iaqmc www.yourdomain.com/services/openiaqmc Specifications for Use All uses of IAQMC Marks must comply with the applicable trademark guidelines and also:
Identify the IAQMC, Open IAQMC, MicroMasters, and MicroBachelors marks as registered trademarks ® . The above-listed IAQMC Marks are registered by IAQMC or the applicable trademark owner in a number of countries around the world. For the first and most prominent usage of the above-listed IAQMC Marks in any context, use the symbol “®” after the IAQMC Mark as a notice to third parties of the trademark owner’s rights in these IAQMC Marks. (Later uses on that same website, document, or other material do not need to be marked.) Include a trademark attribution statement. If an IAQMC Mark appears on your website, document, or other material, add the following attribution statement that identifies the trademark owner: “IAQMC and Open IAQMC are registered trademarks of IAQMC LLC. MicroMasters and MicroBachelors are registered trademarks of The Center for Reimagining Learning. All Rights Reserved.” The statement must be in a legible font and size at the bottom of your website or the end of your advertisement or publication. If you are using only one or two IAQMC Marks, you may shorten the statement to list only those Marks in use. Additionally, any use of the IAQMC or Open IAQMC logos on a website must include a live link to the IAQMC or Open IAQMC websites. Additionally, any use of the IAQMC, MicroMasters, or MicroBachelors logos on a website based on a license from IAQMC must include a live link to the IAQMC website and any use of the Open IAQMC logo must include a live link to the Open IAQMC website. Use IAQMC Marks only as adjectives. Trademarks are adjectives, and an IAQMC Mark should be used only to describe the IAQMC website, products, or services to which the trademark applies — for example, the “Open IAQMC platform”, a “MicroMasters program”, or a “MicroBachelors program”. Use IAQMC Marks less prominently than your own. Except where otherwise expressly permitted by IAQMC, any use of an IAQMC Mark must appear less prominent than your own product or service name. Do NOT change the spelling or appearance of any IAQMC Marks. Do not abbreviate, hyphenate, create acronyms; change the spelling, capitalization, or appearance; add or delete any words or spacing; change any color or proportion; or otherwise modify the logo or design of an IAQMC Mark in any way. Only use an approved logo rendition as provided by IAQMC. Do NOT use or register a domain name with any IAQMC Marks. Your domain names may not include any IAQMC Marks or other words that are confusingly similar to an IAQMC Mark. Examples of unacceptable domains include: openiaqmc.yourdomain.org iaqmc.yourdomain.org openiaqcmyourdomain.org yourdomain-iaqmc.com Do NOT use any IAQMC Marks as your own. You may not use, incorporate, combine, or register in whole or in part any IAQMC Mark – or any word or design that is confusingly similar to an IAQMC Mark – as part of (or with) your own company names, trade names, trademarks, service marks, or logos; your product or service brand names or titles for sales reps or other staff; your internet keywords or metatags; or your trigger words to lead to a website or other Internet destination, product, business, or service. Do NOT imply any IAQMC endorsement or sponsorship. Without the express prior written consent of IAQMC, you may not use any IAQMC Marks to imply an affiliation with IAQMC or any approval, sponsorship, or endorsement by IAQMC of your company, website, products, or services. Do NOT use IAQMC Marks in any way that damages IAQMC. You may not use IAQMC Marks in a manner that disparages IAQMC, its products or services, or the Open IAQMC community or damages IAQMC’s brand integrity, including use of any IAQMC Marks in a manner that is offensive, defamatory, illegal, or unethical. The above specifications are not a comprehensive list of approved or unauthorized uses of IAQMC Marks. If IAQMC determines at any time, in its sole discretion, that your use of any IAQMC Mark violates this Policy, any trademark guidelines, or is otherwise unacceptable or detrimental, IAQMC may revoke permission, and you must immediately cease all use of the IAQMC Mark.
TRADEMARK GUIDELINES: IAQMC® Trademark Guidelines PDF
Open IAQMC® Trademark Guidelines PDF
MicroMasters® Trademark Guidelines PDF
MicroBachelors® Trademark Guidelines PDF
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