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<strong>GE</strong><br />

We bring good<br />

things to life.<br />

Note: Correct trademark practice requires<br />

that licensed joint ventures use the<br />

<strong>GE</strong> graphic system as specified in<br />

• this guide<br />

• <strong>GE</strong> Identity Program Standards & Guidelines,<br />

available from the <strong>GE</strong> Identity Website<br />

The primary <strong>GE</strong> trademarks include the<br />

• Monogram<br />

• block letters “<strong>GE</strong>”<br />

• <strong>GE</strong> slogan “We bring good things to life.”<br />

as shown at the left.<br />

General Electric Company uses these forms as<br />

• trademarks to identify its products and services<br />

(for example, in marketing applications such as<br />

packaging and advertising)<br />

• a trade name to identify itself as a distinct business<br />

entity (for example, on letterheads) and to<br />

identify its facilities (on signs) and other property<br />

(vehicles). Also, <strong>GE</strong> commonly uses the trademarks<br />

as a trade name in product and advertising<br />

copy, as in the sentence, “For over 100 years,<br />

<strong>GE</strong> has served the electric power industry.”<br />

<strong>GE</strong> Identity Overview 343.10<br />

In 1987, <strong>GE</strong> introduced an identity program<br />

built around the primary <strong>GE</strong> trademarks.<br />

The program includes a number of features:<br />

New names help to communicate the Company’s<br />

integrated diversity clearly and concisely.<br />

A graphic system featuring new signatures,<br />

typography, and colors (see page 11) helps to<br />

communicate <strong>GE</strong>’s attributes of dynamism and<br />

innovation while preserving reliability and quality.<br />

Reliability and quality are conveyed by<br />

• continuing use of the Monogram, a 100-year-old<br />

symbol that is familiar and trusted<br />

•standardizing the color of the Monogram to<br />

Platinum Grey, creating a classic and distinguished<br />

presentation<br />

•using a serif typeface, ITC New Baskerville,<br />

suggesting traditional qualities<br />

Dynamism and innovation are conveyed by<br />

•using a signature that provides a contemporary<br />

environment for the Monogram; the graphic<br />

signature features<br />

- the Laser Line, suggesting high technology<br />

- the italic typeface Univers, suggesting forward<br />

movement<br />

- an asymmetrical layout, conveying movement with<br />

its visual tension<br />

• selectively using a portion of the Monogram on<br />

a large scale—the Dynamic Monogram—suggesting<br />

that the brand is too dynamic to be contained<br />

Application standards controlling the use of the<br />

graphic system in all media help to simplify,<br />

modernize, and unify all communications.<br />

<strong>GE</strong> Identity Program documents containing basic<br />

standards and application guidelines assist in the<br />

implementation of the program and help protect<br />

the value of the <strong>GE</strong> identity.<br />

<strong>GE</strong> Identity Program 343, Joint Ventures Name & Trademark Practices <strong>GE</strong> Identity Website: www.ge.com/identity

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