Although we'd like to accommodate all the requests we receive from users who want to add a touch of Saosis to their sites, we are passionate about protecting the reputation of our brand as a reputed company. That means we have to turn down many requests because sites imply that Saosis is endorsing them or is otherwise affiliated with them. The same applies if Saosis's trademarks, logos, web pages, screen shots, or other distinctive features (“Saosis Brand Features” or “Brand Features”) are associated with objectionable material, as determined by Saosis.
These Brand Features can be used only pursuant to these Guidelines, our Terms and Conditions , and for the specific purposes for which Saosis has given permission. If you have a written agreement with Saosis that specifically addresses how you may use its Brand Features, you don't need to go through the approval process here unless you want to do something other than what has been authorized in your existing agreement. Otherwise, the only time you can use Brand Features without advance written permission is if there is clear and express language on our website stating that you can use those Brand Features without first obtaining permission.
When you use any of our Brand Features, you must always follow the Rules for Proper Usage included in these Guidelines. In addition, Saosis may provide you with written requirements as to the size, typeface, colors, and other graphic characteristics of the Saosis Brand Features. If we provide these requirements to you at the time of our approval, you must implement them before using our Brand Features. If we provide these requirements to you after we initially gave our permission, you must implement them within a commercially reasonable timeframe.
What is a trademark?
A trademark is a word, name, symbol or device (or a combination thereof) that identifies the goods or services of a person or company and distinguishes them from the goods and services of others. A trademark assures consumers of consistent quality with respect to those goods or services and aids in their promotion.
Why is it important to use marks correctly?
Rights to a trademark can last indefinitely if the owner continues to use the mark to identify its goods and services. If trademarks are not used properly, they may be lost and one of the company's most important assets may lose all of its value. Rights may be lost not only because of a trademark owner's improper use of the mark, but through improper use of the trademark by the public.
Things you can't do with Saosis trademark
One of the conditions for all uses is that you can't mess around with our marks. Only we get to do that. Don't remove, distort or alter any element of a Saosis Brand Feature. That includes modifying a Saosis trademark, for example, through hyphenation, combination or abbreviation, such as: Saosian.. Do not shorten, abbreviate, or create acronyms out of Saosis trademarks.
Don't display a Saosis Brand Feature as the most prominent element on your web page.
Don't display a Saosis Brand Feature in any manner that implies a relationship or affiliation with, sponsorship, or endorsement by Saosis, or that can be reasonably interpreted to suggest editorial content has been authored by, or represents the views or opinions of Saosis or Saosis personnel.
Don't display a Saosis Brand Feature on any web site that contains or displays adult content, promotes gambling, involves the sale of tobacco or alcohol to persons under twenty-one years of age, or otherwise violates applicable law.
Don't display a Google Brand Feature in a manner that is in Saosis's sole opinion misleading, unfair, defamatory, infringing, libelous, disparaging, obscene or otherwise objectionable to Saosis.
Don't display a Saosis Brand Feature on a site that violates any law or regulation.
Don't frame or mirror any Saosis page (including the page that appears in response to a click on the Saosis logo or Saosis search box).
Don't incorporate Saosis Brand Features into your own product name, service names, trademarks, logos, or company names.
Don't copy or imitate Saosis's trade dress, including the look and feel of Saosis web design properties or Saosis brand packaging, distinctive color combinations, typography, graphic designs, product icons, or imagery associated with Saosis
Don't adopt marks, logos, slogans, or designs that are confusingly similar to our Brand Features.
Don't register Saosis trademarks as second-level domain names.
Don't use Saosis trademarks in a way that suggests a common, descriptive, or generic meaning.
Trademark rights vary from country to country. Some countries have severe criminal and civil penalties for improper use of the registration symbol. Therefore, don't use the registration symbol (®) in countries where the mark has not been registered.
