LICENSING INFORMATION

Georgia Southern University requires that all manufacturers of products bearing the names, logos, and trademarks of the University obtain a license agreement through the Licensing and Trademark Office. This agreement serves to protect the reputation of the University by ensuring that only approved representations of the University’s marks appear before the public. Products bearing these marks are approved and monitored to ensure the marks are of good quality and used according to design standards. Manufacturers pay royalties back to the University for use of the marks. These royalties are used to fund the licensing program and provide an added source of revenue to support other programs.

REQUEST A LICENSE AGREEMENT PACKAGE

If you are interested in producing and selling items bearing the names and marks of Georgia Southern University, you would need to obtain a license through the Licensing and Trademark Administration Office. We would be happy to send a licensing package out to you that includes a licensee application, licensing program fact sheet, product approval form, and two copies of the license agreement.

After completing the application and executing the agreements, the paperwork should be returned to our office along with the $100 contract fee and a representative sample of the product(s) you wish to have licensed. Please note that the $100 contract fee is an annual fee and is not an advance against royalties.

Upon approval, we would provide you with our camera-ready artwork. Electronic artwork can also be provided upon request. Royalties of 8% of the wholesale selling price (4% of retail) should be included in your selling price and then at the end of each calendar quarter, returned to the University in exchange for your rights to use the marks. To complete the licensing process, you will need to submit samples of your Georgia Southern merchandise for approval prior to production or distribution.

The licensing package explains all this in detail. If you would like us to mail you a package, please fill out and submit a request form to our office: License Agreement Package Request Form.

OBTAIN A LICENSE

To become an official licensee of Georgia Southern University, please contact the Office of Licensing and Trademark Administration for a licensing package. Then follow these steps to complete the licensing process:

Complete the Licensee Application Form.

Sign and witness the License Agreements.
Two copies of the License Agreement must be completed, signed, and mailed to this office. Execute Exhibit B of the License Agreement for Georgia Southern products to be licensed. An executed copy of the License Agreement will be returned to you.

Submit the Contract Fee.
A check for $100 payable to Georgia Southern University must be submitted with the License Agreements.

Submit Product Samples.
Please include a representative sample of the products you wish to have licensed with the License Agreements. To complete the licensing process, please submit samples of your Georgia Southern products prior to production or distribution. Mail product samples to:

Connie Palfy
Georgia Southern University
Office of the Vice President for Business and Finance
Marvin Pittman Administration Building, Building 101
1770 Southern Drive, Room 2003
Statesboro, GA 30458

ROYALTIES

The royalty rate for Georgia Southern University is 8% of the wholesale selling price (4% of retail). The $100 contract fee paid is not an advance against present or future royalties. Royalties are payable quarterly and are due within 30 days of the close of each calendar quarter. If royalties are not timely paid, Licensee shall pay interest on such royalties at the rate of 1½% per month until paid. A Quarterly Royalty Report form will be included with your executed licensing package. "No Sales" reports for the quarter may be faxed to (912) 478-1147.