mbroberg
IAP Activities Manager, Emeritus
Have any of you gone through the process of obtaining a license to use a military trademark? I just had one of my listings on ETSY deactivated due to a Trademark Infringement Notice sent to ETSY by the Department of the Navy. So I took a look at what was required to obtain a license.
http://www.navy.mil/local/onr/docs/DoN-Standard-Trademark-Licensee-Application.pdf
Just seems way to complicated for a guy turning pens in his garage and selling them on the Internet and at craft shows.
The purpose of this thread is to ask those among us who have actually gone through the process of obtaining a license to sell trademarked logos how they went about doing it. I'd like to keep speculation and opinions out of this discussion. I'd like to hear from people who have actually gone through the process of applying for a trademark license even if they were unsuccessful in obtaining a license. Are there separate classes of licenses for hobbyists? Do they really hold the "one at a time" penmaker to the same requirements of large manufacturers?
http://www.navy.mil/local/onr/docs/DoN-Standard-Trademark-Licensee-Application.pdf
Just seems way to complicated for a guy turning pens in his garage and selling them on the Internet and at craft shows.
The purpose of this thread is to ask those among us who have actually gone through the process of obtaining a license to sell trademarked logos how they went about doing it. I'd like to keep speculation and opinions out of this discussion. I'd like to hear from people who have actually gone through the process of applying for a trademark license even if they were unsuccessful in obtaining a license. Are there separate classes of licenses for hobbyists? Do they really hold the "one at a time" penmaker to the same requirements of large manufacturers?