CBP Seeking Trademark Protection for C-TPAT Logo
CBP applied to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office to trademark its Customs-Trade Partnership Against Terrorism (C-TPAT) logo, the agency told industry members (here) and (here). Trademarking the logo will give additional protection from misuse of the logo, it said.…
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"All licensing agreements will be issued free-of-charge," it said. The C-TPAT Partner Agreement will be updated with proper use clauses and C-TPAT members will need to agree to the clauses in order to renew their status, said CBP. "Until such time as a Partner’s next annual review, Partners are authorized to continue current uses of the trademark," the agency said. "Partners who are removed or withdrawn from the C-TPAT program must cease using the trademark." The trademark is only being licensed to C-TPAT members "at this time," it said. CBP's C-TPAT office, Office of Public Affairs and the Department of Homeland Security Office of the General Counsel collaborated on the application. CBP did not respond to a request for comment.