ѻý’s portfolio of trademarks are valuable assets in which ѻý has property rights. Given the value and trust represented by ѻý’s trademarks, ѻý requires all third parties using and/or referencing ѻý’s trademarks to do so in a manner which minimizes confusion in the marketplace and avoids any implication that there is a legal relationship between the third party and ѻý. Before using ѻý’s trademarks, please refer to these Guidelines for Informational Use of ѻý Trademarks by Third Parties (the “Guidelines”) and send any questions about these Guidelines via email to ѻý’s marketing and communications department at trademarkinfo@lsac.org. A list of ѻý’s trademarks is available at Trademarks Owned by the Law School Admission Council, Inc. (“ѻý”) for your reference. The list of ѻý’s trademarks is updated from time to time; it is your responsibility to regularly review it for any new information.
These Guidelines explain proper and improper uses of ѻý’s trademarks and are applicable to the use of ѻý’s trademarks in any medium, including, but not limited to print, multimedia, and any other form of electronic or online materials. If you are an Official LSAT content licensee with ѻý, you may have been granted special trademark usage guidelines within your license agreement. It is your responsibility to comply with the terms of the license agreement and these Guidelines (to the extent these Guidelines do not conflict with the terms of the license agreement).
Any use of ѻý’s trademarks inures solely to ѻý’s benefit and any such use must comply with these Guidelines and your license agreement, if any, with ѻý.
No third party, including any licensee, is permitted to claim or assert any ownership rights in ѻý’s trademarks and/or utilize any brand, in any manner, that is confusingly similar to ѻý’s trademarks.
At ѻý’s discretion, ѻý reserves the right to approve or deny any request to use ѻý’s trademarks. If ѻý determines that any third party’s proposed use of the ѻý trademark may lead any person or entity to believe that ѻý is the source of the product or service, then ѻý will deny such third party’s request for use of the trademark. Any use of the trademark(s) without ѻý’s prior written consent may be an infringement on ѻý’s rights to the trademark(s) and may constitute unfair competition in violation of federal and state laws.
AUTHORIZED Use of ѻý’s Trademarks
- Accuracy. Any use of ѻý trademarks in text or title must truthfully convey information about ѻý products and services. You may not portray ѻý or its products or services in a negative, false, or misleading light.
Publication Titles. If you use any of ѻý’s trademarks in the title of your publication, you must compose the title in such a way to avoid the appearance that it originates from ѻý.
Suggested Titles: “Doe’s Guide to the LSAT” or “Jane’s Top 100 Tips for the LSAT”
Importantly, ѻý’s copyrighted material cannot be used without ѻý’s permission. To learn more about how to license official LSAT content for practice tests, coaching, book publications, marketing and more, see /contact/official-lsat-content-licensing.
- Trademark Symbol. You must properly identify ѻý’s trademarks by using the appropriate trademark symbol (®, TM, or SM) next to the trademark. View the list of ѻý’s trademarks.
Attribution/Disclaimer. You must include the following disclaimer in a footnote to ensure proper attribution of ѻý ownership:
[Trademark® or TrademarkTM] is a trademark [registered / owned] by ѻý, which is not affiliated with, and does not endorse, this [product/site].
You are required to make the footnote clearly visible (e.g., appropriate type size, color, and placement) on all covers, packaging, advertisements, and websites, and in other media in accordance with the requirements set forth below:
- For print publications: The footnote/disclaimer should appear on front cover, back cover, and copyright page.
- On packaging, labels, advertisements, and promotional material: The footnote/disclaimer must appear on the same surface as the ѻý trademark.
- For websites: The footnote/disclaimer must appear on the website home page and on all internal web pages that contain or otherwise include ѻý’s trademarks. The appropriate footnote/disclaimer must be placed at the bottom of each respective page on the website. NOTE: Merely stating trademark ownership credit and/or including the endorsement disclaimer in the “Terms and Conditions” or “Legal Notice” sections of a website does NOT satisfy these Guidelines.
UNAUTHORIZED Use of ѻý's Trademarks
- Possessive or Plural Form. Do not use ѻý’s trademarks in the possessive or plural form.
- Combined Trademarks. Do not combine ѻý’s trademarks with any other trademark or design or use the trademarks in any manner that suggests or may suggest ownership by a third party. Proper separation must be maintained between you (including your company, product, services, brand name, and domain name) and ѻý trademarks.
- Company, Product, Service and Domain Names. Do not use or register, in whole or in part, any ѻý trademark, logo, or alteration, as part of company name, company tagline or slogan, product name, service name, social media page, Internet domain name, website address, or metatag.
Publication Titles. Do not use ѻý’s trademarks in the main title of your publication, without identifying the source or owner.
Incorrect Use: “LSAT Preparation and Practice App.”
Correct Use: “Smith’s App for the LSAT®”
- Appearance. To maintain a visual distinction between your product/service name and ѻý’s trademarks, the ѻý trademark must be smaller in font and size, and different in color compared to your product/service name. Your company or brand name should always appear prominently on your product or materials in a size that will immediately identify you as the source of the product or service.
- Variations or Abbreviations. You are strictly prohibited from removing, altering, modifying, distorting, or otherwise impacting any element of any ѻý trademark or brand feature, including using abbreviations of ѻý trademarks, in any way. For example, LSAT Writing® should not be altered or displayed as “LSAT II.”
- Implied Affiliation. Do not use any ѻý trademark or logo, or any potentially confusing variation, in any manner that expresses or implies affiliation with, sponsorship, endorsement, partnership or certification by ѻý. Third parties are also not permitted to use any ѻý trademark in such a way that implies a legal association or partnership with ѻý.
- Slogans and Taglines. Do not use or imitate any ѻý slogan or tagline.
- Logos. ѻý strictly limits the use of its logos. Any use of any ѻý logo without ѻý’s prior written consent pursuant to a written trademark license is expressly prohibited. Please contact ѻý’s marketing and communications department at trademarkinfo@lsac.org to request permission for use of an ѻý logo, which ѻý may deny in its sole discretion.
Fair Use of ѻý Trademarks
“Fair use” of an ѻý trademark is permitted without the express permission of ѻý when a third party solely refers to the ѻý product or service associated with the trademark. In such references, you must be truthful, must not disparage ѻý and/or any of its products and services, and must not mislead the public or imply that the products and/or services are endorsed by ѻý. Note: Any reproduction of any ѻý logo is strictly prohibited under fair use.
Any use of an ѻý trademark in association with a non-ѻý product or service without express permission is not considered fair use. For example, any advertisement for an LSAT® tutoring company is not allowed under fair use.
These Guidelines are not meant to be an exhaustive list of instructions and are subject to revisions from time to time at ѻý’s discretion.