Phobits Trademarks & Brand Guidelines
When referring to Phobits trademarks and the names of Phobits products or services, please follow these Phobits Trademarks & Brand Guidelines.
You may use Phobits trademarks in accordance with the terms of these guidelines. Phobits retains and reserves all rights to these marks. In no way does the authorized or unauthorized use of these marks provide ownership or legal rights to use these marks. Phobits may at any time revoke permission to use these marks.
Any trademark in appearance, or non appearance, on the list below does not constitute a waiver of the rights of Phobits to those trademarks.
If you have any questions about the use of trademarks, please consult legal counsel. Phobits protects its trademarks to the fullest extent possible under the law.
Claimed Marks
Phobits claims the following marks are property of Phobits, LLC., a Colorado limited liability company.
The registered wordmark is 'PHOBITS', United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) registration number 5,301,343.
Prohibited Uses
When using Phobits marks, you may not:
- Use Phobits trademarks that violate the law in any way;
- Use Phobits trademarks in your product or service names, brands, logos, or materials in any way not specifically authorized by these Phobits Trademarks & Brand Guidelines;
- Use Phobits trademarks in any way, spoken or written, that implies Phobits supports, endorses, or approves of any other product, service, or social cause without specific written approval from Phobits;
- Use Phobits trademarks more prominently than any other trademark not owned by Phobits;
- Distort, alter, mangle, or animate Phobits trademarks in any way;
- Place Phobits trademarks on any products that you are selling or distributing, even for free, including promotional materials, clothing, stickers, or coffee mugs, without the written permission of Phobits;
- Use Phobits trademarks in any way that causes damage to the marks, intentionally or unintentionally.
Allowed Uses
You may use Phobits trademarks, servicemarks, wordmarks, names of products or services under the Fair Use laws and in accordance with these guidelines.
You may use Phobits trademarks in publications, conferences, seminars, and training materials provided that:
- The subject is directly related to the Phobits trademark being used;
- The marks of the containing materials are more prominent than the Phobits trademarks
- A disclaimer is prominently displayed that Phobits does not endorse, sponsor, or is affiliated with the publication or materials such as:Phobits does not endorse, approve of, support, or is affiliated in any way with this event.
Social Media Guidelines
When using social media or other public electronic communications, you may not use Phobits trademarks at the beginning of the content or render such items more prominently than the prominence of the content being displayed. You may not use Phobits trademarks in any way that would suggest an affiliation with Phobits except as specifically authorized by Phobits in writing.
You may not name your social media account using directly any trademark used by Phobits. Names in support of Phobits are acceptable, but you may not use only the name of a trademark of Phobits. For instance, you may not name your account "Phobits", but you may name your account with such names as "Phobits Users" or "Friends of Phobits".
You may not prominently use Phobits logos or trademarks in your social media, but you may use small sized images to provide recognition that the subject of your social media site is about Phobits.
Making a Trademark Use Request to Phobits
You may make a trademark use requests to Phobits using one of the methods described in the Request Methods section below. Please read the required information in the next section and be sure to include the required information when making your request.
Required Information
You must provide at least the following information when making a request to use a Phobits trademark.
- The trademark name, or description.
- A description of how the trademark will be used.
- Your full name, organization (if any), address, phone number, and email address.
If you request is reasonable, Phobits will contact you to obtain more information and to provide further guidelines for trademark use.
Request Methods
You may request consent to use Phobits trademarks by using one of the following three methods.
NOTE: A non-reply by Phobits is not permission to use a trademark. You must receive explicit permissions from Phobits to use any Phobits trademarks.
Online Form
Please use the following form to contact Phobits with your trademark use request.
You may request to use Phobits trademarks by sending the required information to the following email address.
Postal Mail
You may request to use Phobits trademarks by sending the required information using the mailing address below. You may use tracking and/or signature required if you wish as Phobits will gladly sign for postal mail.
Phobits
Attn: Trademark Requests
P.O. Box 37142
Panama City, FL 32412
Note that FedEx and UPS will not deliver to the postal address above as it is a postal mail box.