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GW Licensing & Trademarks

Read below for the following helpful resources for printing the GW logo and wordmark on your student organization items:

  • approved vendors (for printing t-shirts, etc.)
  • where to find GW wordmark and logo for your printed items
  • frequently asked questions of the Licensing & Trademarks Office

How to Purchase Imprinted Merchandise:
Imprinted merchandise is anything you have artwork printed on like: t-shirts, frisbees, stadium cups, memo boards etc...

  1. Obtain an EAF (Expenditure Approval Form) from the Student Association if you are paying with your SA account, or from the Student Activities Center if you are paying with your organization's Revenue Account.
  2. Obtain a copy of the guidelines "The Use of the GW Trademark" and the "Design Pre-Approval and Request for Royalty Waiver Form" from the Student Association or the Student Activities Center.
  3. Use one of the University approved vendors.
  4. Copy of artwork must be turned in with EAF. If you need your artwork approved immediately due to time constraints, you may bring a copy of your artwork to Rice Hall 403 for approval before turning it in to the Student Association.
  5. All artwork must include the following:
    1. "The George Washington University" Washington D.C.(After the word University and 'r' in a circle that follows)
    2. The GW wordmark or logo must be visible (more info below)
    3. If a garment design contains artwork on the front and back, it must include the name of the university on both sides.

Wordmark:
When using official GW wordmarks, they must be used in their entirety and may not be altered in any way, shape or form with the exception of ink color.

The wordmark must appear on all flyers, posters, and pamphlets related to a student organization.

To obtain an official wordmark go to http://graphics.gwu.edu/

Merchandise:
ALL student organization merchandise must have the University's approved name, logo or wordmark imprinted in at least one prominent location i.e., back, front, pocket, sleeve. Only licensed manufacturers may be used for the production of merchandise containing the name of trademarks of The George Washington University. A complete and up to date list of vendors is available from the Licensing and Trademarks Program located in Rice Hall 403 and on the Licensing and Trademark Office websites list of frequently asked questions.