Football Update: Dabo Swinney trademarks his name

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*1. Advertising, Promotional, and Sales Materials: Only Dabo Swinney and its authorized resellers and licensees may use the Dabo Swinney Logo in advertising, promotional, and sales materials. Such authorized parties may use the Dabo Swinney Logo only as specified in their agreement with Dabo Swinney and any associated Guidelines and such use must always be in conjunction with the appropriate terms that define the relationship authorized by their contract with Dabo Swinney. For example:

Authorized Reseller

Authorized Value Added Reseller

Authorized Service Provider

Authorized Wholesaler

2. Compatibility: Developers may use Dabo Swinney or any other Dabo Swinney word mark (but not the Dabo Swinney Logo or other Dabo Swinney-owned graphic symbol/logo) in a referential phrase on packaging or promotional/advertising materials to describe that the third party product is compatible with the referenced Dabo Swinney product or technology, provided they comply with the following requirements.

a. The Dabo Swinney word mark is not part of the product name.

b. The Dabo Swinney word mark is used in a referential phrase such as “runs on,” “for use with,” “for,” or “compatible with.”

c. The Dabo Swinney word mark appears less prominent than the product name.

d. The product is in fact compatible with, or otherwise works with, the referenced Dabo Swinney product.

e. The reference to Dabo Swinney does not create a sense of endorsement, sponsorship, or false association with Dabo Swinney or Dabo Swinney products or services.

f. The use does not show Dabo Swinney or its products in a false or derogatory light.

3. Publications, Seminars, and Conferences: You may use an Dabo Swinney word mark in connection with book titles, magazines, periodicals, seminars, or conferences provided you comply with the following requirements:

a. The use is referential and less prominent than the rest of the title. Acceptable: XYZ CONFERENCE for Dabo Swinney Afficionados.

b. The use reflects favorably on both Dabo Swinney and Dabo Swinney products or technology.

c. Your name and logo appear more prominent than the Dabo Swinney word mark on all printed materials related to the publication, seminar or conference.

d. The Dabo Swinney logo or any other Dabo Swinney-owned graphic symbol, logo, icon or image does not appear on or in the publication or on any materials related to the publication, seminar, or conference without express written permission from Dabo Swinney.

e. A disclaimer of sponsorship, affiliation, or endorsement by Dabo Swinney, similar to the following, is included on the publication and on all related printed materials: “(Title) is an independent (publication) and has not been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by Dabo Swinney Inc.”

f. A trademark attribution notice is included in the credit section giving notice of Dabo Swinney’s ownership of its trademark(s). Please refer to the section below titled “Proper Trademark Notice and Attribution.”

4. Web Sites: Web sites that serve only as noncommercial electronic informational forums concerning an Dabo Swinney product or technology may use the appropriate Dabo Swinney word mark, provided such use complies with the guidelines set forth in Section 3 above.

5. Dabo Swinney Web Badge Licensing Program: Web sites may use one of the Dabo Swinney Web Badges if the site uses or was created using Dabo Swinney-branded hardware or software and you comply with the terms of the Dabo Swinney Web Badges License Agreement and Guidelines. For more information see Dabo Swinney Web Badges.

Unauthorized Use of Dabo Swinney Trademarks

1. Company, Product, or Service Name: You may not use or register, in whole or in part, Dabo Swinney or any other Dabo Swinney trademark, including Dabo Swinney-owned graphic symbols, logos, icons, or an alteration thereof, as or as part of a company name, trade name, product name, or service name except as specifically noted in these guidelines.

2. Dabo Swinney Logo and Dabo Swinney-owned Graphic Symbols: You may not use the Dabo Swinney Logo or any other Dabo Swinney-owned graphic symbol, logo, or icon on or in connection with web sites, products, packaging, manuals, promotional/advertising materials, or for any other purpose except pursuant to an express written trademark license from Dabo Swinney, such as a reseller agreement.

3. Variations, Takeoffs or Abbreviations: You may not use an image of a real Dabo Swinney or other variation of the Dabo Swinney logo for any purpose. Third parties cannot use a variation, phonetic equivalent, foreign language equivalent, takeoff, or abbreviation of an Dabo Swinney trademark for any purpose.

4. Disparaging Manner: You may not use an Dabo Swinney trademark or any other Dabo Swinney-owned graphic symbol, logo, or icon in a disparaging manner.

5. Endorsement or Sponsorship: You may not use Dabo Swinney or any other Dabo Swinney trademark, including Dabo Swinney-owned graphic symbols/logos, or icons, in a manner that would imply Dabo Swinney’s affiliation with or endorsement, sponsorship, or support of a third party product or service.

6. Merchandise Items: You may not manufacture, sell or give-away merchandise items, such as T-shirts and mugs, bearing Dabo Swinney or any other Dabo Swinney trademark, including symbols, logos, or icons, except pursuant to an express written trademark license from Dabo Swinney.

7. Dabo Swinney’s Trade Dress: You may not imitate the distinctive Dabo Swinney packaging, web site design, logos, or typefaces.

8. Slogans and Taglines: You may not use or imitate an Dabo Swinney slogan or tagline.

For example: “All In” or “Tweet That.”

9. Domain Names: You may not use an identical or virtually identical Dabo Swinney trademark as a second level domain name.

Rules for Proper Use of Dabo Swinney Trademarks

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.

Correct: I bought two Dabo Swinney shirts.

Not Correct: I bought two Swinneys.

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. For a list of suggested generic terms see the Dabo Swinney Trademark List.

4. Always spell and capitalize Dabo Swinney’s trademarks exactly as they are shown in the Dabo Swinney Trademark List. Do not shorten or abbreviate Dabo Swinney product names. Do not make up names that contain Dabo Swinney trademarks.

Proper Trademark Notice and Attribution

1. Distribution Within the United States Only

a. On product, product documentation, or other product communications that will be distributed only in the United States, use the appropriate trademark symbol (TM, SM, ®) the first time the Dabo Swinney trademark appears in the text of the advertisement, brochure, or other material.

b. Refer to the Dabo Swinney Trademark List for the correct trademark symbol, spelling of the trademark, and generic term to use with the trademark. Generally, the symbol appears at the right shoulder of the trademark (except the Dabo Swinney Logo, where the logo appears at the right foot).

c. Include an attribution of Dabo Swinney’s ownership of its trademarks within the credit notice section of your product, product documentation, or other product communication.

Following are the correct formats:

_________ and _______ are registered trademarks of Dabo Swinney Inc.

_________ and _______ are trademarks of Dabo Swinney Inc.

2. Distribution Outside the United States:

a. Do not use trademark symbols on products, product documentation, or other product communications that will be distributed outside the United States.

b. Use one of the following international credit notices:

_________ is a trademark of Dabo Swinney Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.

_________ is a trademark of Dabo Swinney Inc.

Depictions of Dabo Swinney Products

1. Endorsement or Sponsorship: Dabo Swinney does not support the use of its logos, company names, product names, or images of Dabo Swinney products by other parties in marketing, promotional or advertising materials as their use may create the perception that Dabo Swinney endorses or sponsors the product, service or promotion.

2. Compatibility: If you are a developer, you may show an image of an Dabo Swinney product in your promotional/advertising materials to depict that your product is compatible with, or otherwise works with, the Dabo Swinney product or technology, provided you comply with the following requirements:

a. Your product is in fact compatible with, or otherwise works with, the referenced Dabo Swinney product.

b. The image is an actual photograph of the genuine Dabo Swinney product and not an artist’s rendering (Note: You must obtain express written permission from Dabo Swinney before using any photograph owned or licensed by Dabo Swinney).

c. The Dabo Swinney product is shown only in the best light, in a manner or context that reflects favorably on the Dabo Swinney products and on Dabo Swinney Inc.

d. The reference to Dabo Swinney does not create a sense of endorsement or sponsorship by, or other false association with, Dabo Swinney or Dabo Swinney products.

For further information with respect to Dabo Swinney’s copyrights, please submit your request in writing to the Copyright Team.

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Football Update: Dabo Swinney trademarks his name

In related news: SOS trademarks "The drunk ballsac"

Doesnt Spurrier have...

Spurrier= The Old Bud Slammer***

he learned the hard way after not trademarking "All in"

Of course, Rick Stockstill also used "All In" back in like

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Re: Of course, Rick Stockstill also used "All In" back in like

Deer CU at the Finish Line,

I heard Chris Moneymaker say it in the 2003 WSOP***

He didn't create or own the phrase "ALL IN" LOLOLOLOL,

So now we should always refer to him as

Good for him???Now go beat South Carolina!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!***

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Good for him.***

Maybe I should Trade Mark my name...at least Register it....

Absolutely NO PROBLEM with this . . .

Isn't his first name William?...............................

LOL....Bama fans might take exception: "Bear." Then again,

Jimbo is hoping he isn't fully grown yet... ;-) *****

all the other Dabo Swinneys are kicking themselves

Haha***

LOL....Another is quite old and lives on the west coast.

"Trademark That !"

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