Creating and maintaining positive relationships with suppliers benefits the University community in two important ways.

First, it allows the University to protect and promote its name(s) and symbols in a positive manner. Licensed suppliers work as partners with the University to promote consistent, high quality representations of Washington University in St. Louis on all apparel (including uniforms) and promotional merchandise.

Second, when you support the University's licensed suppliers, you are helping to encourage just and humane working conditions around the world. Your support shows good global citizenship, recognizing the real price of ever more inexpensive consumer products. Please click on the "Fair Labor Practices" link at the left to learn more.

Having a formal licensing relationship with suppliers of imprinted merchandise helps the campus community address these two important areas.

For more information on the University's licensed suppliers, please click on the "Licensed Supplier's" link to the left.

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More information is available below:

Any individual (including students) or organization (including University departments and student groups) wishing to use the University’s name, marks, or logos on apparel or novelty items should hire a company licensed to reproduce the University's marks. Any supplier wishing to provide imprinted merchandise to any University client should obtain a license to reproduce University marks. This includes all uses of the University’s symbols on products, including those for promotions and advertising.

To become licensed, a supplier must submit an application to Licensing Resource Group (LRG). LRG serves as the University’s agent for the administration of license agreements. To obtain an application packet or learn more about licensing, please contact LRG: 442 Century Lane, Suite 100, Holland, Michigan 49423, Telephone: 616-395-0676, http://www.lrgusa.com.

What is a trademark? All names and visual representations of Washington University in St. Louis are considered its "trademarks." This includes all word marks, service marks, names, name variants, nicknames, logotypes, logos, insignia, shields, seals, designs, devises, or symbols that refer to Washington University in St. Louis. Also included are any words, phrases, or images that imply association with the University.