Trademark usage terms and conditions

Please complete the permission request form to request permission to use CSE Alliance LLC and its affiliates' related trademarks. For more information, see the Trademark Terms and Conditions FAQ.

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Updated April 04, 2024

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The CSE Alliance LLC™️ (the “CSE”) is a company and its affiliates organizations dedicated to Commercializing Clean, Sustainable Environment Technologies At Scale.

 

The CSE and its affiliates engage in executing contracts, license agreements, and other legal arrangements, including granting licenses or permissions to use the CSE Alliance LLC™️ trademarks, service marks, and logos (collectively, the “CSE Marks”), including the below marks that are currently in the process of registered and/or otherwise being used in the United States and other countries:

 

(CSE Alliance LLC™️ Logo)

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NOTE: You must include the registered mark (®) even when the logo is for personal use.

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The CSE has the following trademarks, service marks and logos in use in the United States and/or other countries:

• Strategic Advisory | Investments | Collaborative Partnerships (Word Mark)

• Commercializing a Clean, Sustainable Environment Technologies At Scale (Word Mark)

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The CSE Alliance LLC™️ Marks are symbols of the quality and community support that people have come to associate with The CSE Alliance LLC™️ Its affiliate’s Projects. These Trademark Usage Terms and Conditions (“Terms and Conditions”) and the Brand Assets page are in place so that we can continue to protect the goodwill associated with the CSE Alliance LLC™️ Marks, as well as its affiliate's projects. You may contact us with questions about these Terms and Conditions or any CSE Alliance LLC™️ Marks.

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Permissions

• Any individual, organization, or company may, without explicit permission from Its affiliates, use the CSE Alliance LLC™️ Marks to show support for Its affiliates or as part of a notice to users that a project or event incorporates the CSE Alliance LLC™️ and its affiliates. On websites, the CSE Alliance LLC™️ Marks should always link to https://csealliance.com.

• The CSE permits the use of the CSE Alliance LLC™️ Marks for private and personal use to make t-shirts, stickers, and caps for yourself, friends, and family on a non-commercial basis (meaning you don’t receive anything of value in return) in a manner that is consistent with the preservation of the goodwill and value of the CSE Alliance LLC™️ Marks. In no event may such items be sold.). You may use the CSE Alliance LLC™️ Marks, within the guidelines specified on our Brand Assets https://csealliance.com/legal/brand-assets page, on slides or signage for a CSE Alliance LLC™️-related presentation or event without our permission.

• You may only use the CSE Alliance LLC™️ Marks for commercial or marketing purposes—such as on posters, brochures, signs, websites, or other marketing materials to promote your commercial events, products, or services or in a magazine or book—if you have obtained explicit written permission from the CSE to do so. The CSE may grant or withhold permission for any such use in its sole discretion and withdraw permission at any time. If you would like to request permission to use the CSE Alliance LLC™️ Marks, please fill out this form - https://go.csealliance.com/trademark-permission-request

• Permission is contingent on your compliance with these Terms and Conditions and the Brand Assets page. In addition to the foregoing requirements, if you intend to sell items bearing the CSE Alliance LLC™️ Marks, you must also get advance written permission from the CSE for the specific item that you wish to sell. Requests for permission for items for sale can be sent to trademark@csealliance.com

• Any use, whether commercial or non-commercial, of the CSE Alliance LLC™️ Marks must comply at all times with these Terms and Conditions and the Brand Assets Page.

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Proper Use of the CSE Alliance LLC™️ Marks

All uses of the CSE Alliance LLC™️ Marks and all goodwill associated therewith will inure solely to the benefit of its affiliates. Any use of or reference to the CSE Alliance LLC™️ Marks that is inconsistent with these Terms and Conditions or the Brand Assets page or that suggests that the CSE sponsors, endorses, or is affiliated with you is prohibited. In its sole discretion, the CSE reserves the right to revoke any permission or license it has granted to use the CSE Alliance LLC™️ Marks at any time.

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To ensure you are using the CSE Alliance LLC™️ Marks properly, you must follow the following rules:

• Do not use the CSE Alliance LLC™️ Marks as verbs or nouns.  The CSE Alliance LLC™️ Marks should be used only as an adjective followed by the generic name/noun.

• Do not use the CSE Alliance LLC™️ Marks in the plural or possessive form.

• Do not alter or amend the CSE Alliance LLC™️ Marks in any way. The CSE Alliance LLC™️ Marks should not be combined with any other mark, hyphenated, abbreviated, or displayed in parts. 

  • Do not display any logos using color variations, or with other elements superimposed on top of the logo. For specific examples relating to the CSE Alliance LLC™️ Marks, see our Brand Assets page.

• Only use the CSE Alliance LLC™️ Marks that are word marks in a form that distinguishes them from the text around them, such as by capitalization, bold or italic fonts, or with quotation marks. Any use of registered trademarks listed above should include the ® symbol immediately after the first usage. In addition, the first usage of a CSE Alliance LLC Mark must be accompanied by a conspicuous notice that “The <<Insert the name of the CSE Alliance LLC™️ Mark>> is a [registered] trademark of The CSE Alliance LLC™️ Its affiliates and is used by             <<Insert the name of your organization>> with the permission of The CSE Alliance LLC™️ Its affiliates.”

• Do not use the CSE Alliance LLC™️ Marks more prominently than your own company, product or service name.

• Use the CSE Alliance LLC™️ Marks consisting of logos (the CSE Alliance LLC™️ Project logo and The CSE Alliance LLC™️ Its affiliates logo) only in accordance with the guidelines specified on our Brand Assets page, where approved images of the logos may be downloaded.

• Do not attempt to claim or assert any ownership rights in any of the CSE Alliance LLC™️  and do not attempt to register any of the CSE Alliance LLC™️ Marks as a trademark, trade name, domain name, or “doing business as” name, alone or (unless specifically licensed) in combination with your own trademarks.

• Do not use the CSE Alliance LLC™️ Marks as your domain name or as part of your domain name.

• Do not use the CSE Alliance LLC™️ Marks as part of your product name.

• Do not incorporate the CSE Alliance LLC™️ Marks into your company’s logos or designs.

• A trademark notice should be used on the most prominent and/or first appearance in any medium of a trademark, and a trademark notice should not be changed. In particular, a ™ should not be changed to an ® in a trademark notice by anyone other than the owner. If you are unsure about whether a CSE Alliance LLC™️ Mark is registered in your country,

• please contact us for additional guidance as to what trademark symbol you should use.

• The CSE Alliance LLC™️ Marks must not be used to disparage the Its affiliates, the Project, projects under the Project, members, sponsors, or communities, nor be used in any way to imply ownership, endorsement, or sponsorship of any CSE Alliance LLC-related project or initiative of any kind. As a vendor-neutral organization, an important part of our brand is that CSE Alliance LLC™️ projects are governed independently.

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Disclaimer and Indemnification

• The CSE Alliance LLC™️ Marks are provided “as is”, and the Its affiliates does not make any express or implied warranties, including but not limited to the warranties of non-infringement of any third-party intellectual property rights. The Its affiliates does not warrant that any pending trademark applications for the CSE Alliance LLC™️ Marks will result in any granted trademark protection or that the CSE Alliance LLC™️ Marks are registered trademarks. The Its affiliates shall not be liable for any claims relating to your activities falling within the scope of the permission and/or your use of the CSE Alliance LLC™️ Marks. By using any of the CSE Alliance LLC™️ Marks, you hereby agree to indemnify, defend, and hold the Its affiliates and its contributors harmless against any such claims.

 

Questions, Comments, Concerns

• We look to our community to help us retain the value of the CSE Alliance LLC™️ Marks. If you have questions with respect to these Terms and Conditions, please see the Trademark Terms and Conditions FAQ for more information. If you have additional questions, would like to report concerns regarding the use or misuse of any CSE Alliance LLC™️ Marks, or would like to obtain written permission for a proposed use of the CSE Alliance LLC™️ Marks, contact: trademark@csealliance.com

 

Updates

• The Its affiliates may release new versions of these Terms and Conditions or statements of permitted use of the CSE Alliance LLC™️ Marks without notice.

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