dotFM® & dotAM® TRADEMARK
USAGE POLICY
(effective August 6, 2002. Revised November 1, 2009)
This Trademark Usage Policy will show you the
proper use of dotFM® and dotAM® trademarks and
logos. BRS Media, Inc. does require that you use
our trademarks and registered trademarks
correctly and refer to them properly. The terms
of this section apply to the entire Corporate
Identity Guide of BRS Media, Inc. located here:
https://brsmedia.fm/trademark.
Use of the trademark(s) by distributors,
registrars, resellers and retailers with whom
BRS Media has an ongoing commercial relationship
for the purpose of selling .FM & .AM Domain
Names requires prior consent and a formal
license registrar agreement.
USE THE CORRECT SYMBOL
When using a dotFM® (or dotAM®) trademark in
text form ("dotFM® Mark") ("dotAM® Mark") use
the correct ® or ™ symbol, as indicated on the
trademark chart below (The "dotFM®/dotAM® Mark
Chart"), on the most prominent (or if none is
prominent, the first) appearance of a dotFM® &
dotAM® Mark.
The basic rule is if you are using a dotFM®
Mark that is registered with the U.S. Patent &
Trademark office the ® symbol should be
displayed, and if the dotFM® Mark is not yet
registered, the ™ symbol should be displayed.
Once a dotFM® Mark is correctly attributed on a
document or web page, it is not ordinarily
necessary to mark subsequent appearances of the
trademark in the piece. Every appearance of a
dotFM® Mark in stylized form or design ("dotFM®
Logo") should also appear with the appropriate ®
or ™ symbol, and may be used only under license
from BRS Media, Inc.
Generally, the trademarks of BRS Media, Inc., or its subsidiaries may not be used without the express written permission of BRS Media. However, limited fair use of these trademarks (not including logos) is acceptable provided that the marks are used for the purpose of identifying or describing the company’s products and comply with the following trademark usage practice:
When using the word marks to talk about BRS Media products, include: (i) the appropriate marking symbol (e.g. ™ or ®), and (ii) the appropriate generic descriptor the first time it appears (e.g., service, website, blog).
dotFM® used to identify or describe the company’s product – .FM Top-Level Domain
dotAM® used to identify or describe the company’s product – .AM Top-Level Domain
dotRadio™ used to identify or describe the company’s product – .RADIO.am & .RADIO.fm Second-Level Domain
ALWAYS USE dotFM MARKS AS PROPER ADJECTIVES
A trademark is an adjective and should not be
used as a verb or noun or in the possessive or
plural forms. Every dotFM® Mark has a "product
descriptor" (i.e. a noun) that follows the
trademark.
Examples:
dotFM® Whois
dotFM® domains
Get a Great Sounding Web Address™ .FM
DO NOT ALTER dotFM® MARKS OR dotFM® LOGOS
When using a dotFM® Mark, never vary the
spelling, add or delete hyphens, make one word
two, or use a possessive or plural form of the
dotFM® Mark. When using a dotFM® logo, never
modify the design, add or delete any words,
change any colors or proportions.
DO NOT ABBREVIATE A dotFM® MARK TO CREATE AN
ACRONYM
Examples of incorrect use:
FM instead of dotFM®
dot instead of dotFM®
THE dotFM® LOGO
The dotFM® logo must be used as a stand-alone
icon to connote origination of dotFM®, without
other logos and trademarks associated with it.
Only dotFM® products and services may be used in
conjunction with the dotFM®logo.
dotFM® PRODUCT NAMES
No third party logo or mark can be used in
conjunction with the dotFM® Marks for dotFM®
product names except to connote that dotFM®
technology is included with another product or
mark. In other words, do not combine the dotFM®
Marks with third party trademarks.
The dotFM® Marks and dotFM® logos may not be
used as part of the product name for any third
party product.
Wherever a dotFM® Mark or dotFM® logo appears
with another company trademark or logo, the
dotFM® Mark or dotFM® logo must be at least as
large as the trademark or logo of the other
company.
USING FOOTNOTES FOR CORRECT ATTRIBUTION
It is BRS Media, Inc.'s policy to attribute
dotFM® Mark and dotFM® logo use by placing the
information in a footnote as follows.
Example:
"_____ are either registered trademarks or
trademarks of BRS Media, Inc."
There is no "boilerplate" footnote. The blank
space should be a list of all dotFM® Marks and
dotFM® logos that appear in that particular
piece. If all dotFM® Marks and dotFM® logos are
registered trademarks, then the footnote should
indicate as such. Footnotes should always be
complete sentences, and ordinarily appear on the
copyright page, on the last page of the
material.
Example:
dotFM is a registered trademark of BRS Media,
Inc.
dotFM and dotAM are registered trademarks of BRS
Media, Inc.
POWER POINT AND OTHER PRESENTATIONS
dotFM® Marks and dotFM® logos, should always be
attributed with the proper symbol and footnoted
on all presentations that are displayed to the
public (sales, trade shows etc). If a
presentation is used internally, the dotFM®
Marks and dotFM® logos should be attributed but
need not be footnoted.
THIRD PARTY LICENSORS
Some dotFM® products include technology used
under license from third party licensors. You
may not use any such third party trademark
without express permission from the owner.
RESERVATION OF RIGHTS
BRS Media Inc. is the owner of all right, title,
and interest in the dotFM® Marks and dotFM®
logos. No person or entity may reproduce or use
(or authorize the reproduction or use of) the
dotFM® Marks or dotFM® logos in any manner other
than expressly authorized by BRS Media, Inc.
Unauthorized use of dotFM® Marks or dotFM® logos
is strictly prohibited.
BRS Media, Inc. may, at its sole discretion,
modify the dotFM® Marks or dotFM® logos at any
time. Please refer to the dotFM® Mark Chart
periodically to ensure your compliance. In order
to assure compliance and quality of control, BRS
Media Inc. may request that you provide samples
of any marketing, advertising, or other material
that includes the dotFM® Marks or dotFM® logos.
dotFM® & dotAM® MARK CHART
Shown below is a list of current dotFM® Marks
that reflect the current registration status.
This list will be updated from time to time, at
BRS Media, Inc. sole discretion.
dotFM® |
dotAM® |
Is your Address on
the Net .COMmon ?™ |
@Radio.FM™ |
Get a Great Sounding
Web Address!™ |
@Radio.AM™ |
A Great Sounding Web
Address ends in .FM!™ |
DNS@dot™ |
A Great Sounding Web
Address ends in dotFM®!™ |
PremiumPlus™ Domain |
Premium Domain for
Today's Broadcasting Industry!™ |
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BRS Media, Inc. Corporate
Identity Guide is located:
https://brsmedia.fm/trademark.
BRS Media, Inc. reserves the
right in its sole discretion to terminate or
modify permission to display or use the dotFM
(.FM) & dotAM (.AM) Logos and/or Trademarks, and
may request that third parties modify or delete
any use of the Logo’s and/or Marks that, in BRS
Media’s sole judgment, does not comply with
these guidelines, or might otherwise impair BRS
Media's rights in the Marks. BRS Media further
reserves the right to object to unfair uses or
misuses of its trademarks or other violations of
applicable law.
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