Trademark Requests

If your division, college or school is interested in having content trademarked, please follow these steps:

Submit a request for trademark consideration to logo@memphis.edu
Please include a jpeg of your mark, explain how it is used, provide a description of the mark and provide an example of where it has been used
Request is reviewed and feedback will be provided by the Vice President of External Relations or designee
Request is sent to the Office of Legal Counsel for review
The Office of Legal Counsel will examine the request to determine feasibility
If feasible, paperwork for a State trademark is filed
Certificate of State trademark is received
A confirmation email and notice of Federal Trademark filing is sent to the contact
Federal trademark process begins (approximately 6 months)
Confirmation email confirming the Federal trademark concludes the process

Please contact logo@memphis.edu if you have additional questions or concerns.