COUNCIL - Earth Charter Initiative

Earth Charter International Logo Policy 2010
Introduction
In 2000 the Earth Charter Steering Committee created the Earth Charter Logo, which has been used by
the Earth Charter Secretariat over the past decade. In 2006 the Earth Charter International Council (ECI)
decided that the Earth Charter Logo and the titles Earth Charter International and Earth Charter Initiative
should be protected as trademarks and registered.
On behalf of the ECI Council and Secretariat, Earth Charter Associates, Ltd. undertook the registration
registered internationally.
1. Signifying Trademark Registration
Whenever and wherever it is used, the ECI Logo should be accompanied at its lower right hand corner by®,
2. Formal Statement Explaining International Registration
When using the ECI Logo, the following statement may be used to explain the international registration
of this trademark.
of Earth Charter Associates Ltd. and are the subject of Costa Rican registration Nos. 181895,
been undertaken to protect the ECI image.”
3. Restricted Use of ECI Logo
represent Earth Charter International, which includes the ECI Council and Secretariat. ECI is the oversight
coordinating entity of the larger network of individuals and organizations that make up the Earth Charter
Initiative.
Earth Charter Initiative
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