The Circle Thunderbird is a trademark exclusively owned by USD 375 and may not be copied, reproduced or altered without written authorization.
To Become a Thunderbird Licensee
Complete the Trademark License Application.
Upon approval, the appropriate license agreement & instructions will be emailed to the email provided.
Once the license agreement has been received by Circle Public Schools, you will receive the Logo Use & Brand Kit and be listed as a current trademark licensee.
The Trademark Thunderbird may not be altered in any way.
For more logo use information, click here.
School & Classroom Use
Circle Public Schools and its employees are authorized to use the trademarked Thunderbird for classroom and school-related purposes.
Use must comply with the logo use guidelines.
Circle Public Schools & employees are exempt from the trademark license agreement.
Employees may not use the logo for their own retail sales without a commercial use license.
District organizations and affiliated groups must use approved vendors for merchandise fulfillment.
WHEN COMMISSIONING ITEMS FROM AN APPROVED VENDOR:
No license fee will be assessed by Circle Public Schools.
All vendors will be required to complete a Trademark License Application & Agreement, located HERE.
Athletic & Activity Use
Circle Public School athletic teams, camps, academic groups, student clubs and fine arts are authorized to use the trademarked Thunderbird for school-related purposes.
Use must comply with the logo use guidelines.
Circle Public Schools Athletics & activities are exempt from the trademark license agreement.
WHEN COMMISSIONING ITEMS FROM AN APPROVED VENDOR:
No license fee will be assessed by Circle Public Schools.
All vendors will be required to complete a Trademark License Application & Agreement, located HERE.
District-Affiliated Group Use
(ie: Circle Booster Club, Parent Teacher Organizations (PTO), Circle Recreation, etc)
District-affiliated groups are authorized to use the trademarked Thunderbird after applying for use HERE.
Use must comply with the logo use guidelines.
All district-affiliated groups must use approved vendors for merchandise fulfillment.
District-affiliated groups WILL NEED TO COMPLETE the trademark license agreement.
WHEN COMMISSIONING ITEMS FROM AN APPROVED VENDOR:
No license fee will be assessed by Circle Public Schools.
All vendors will be required to complete a Trademark License Application & Agreement, located HERE.
District & District-Affiliated Vendor Use
All district organizations and district-affiliated groups must use approved vendors for merchandise fulfillment.
No license fee will be assessed.
Licensees commissioned by a Circle Public School school or district-affiliated group may use the Thunderbird trademark to produce items for the group's use, but may not offer items for additional resale for their own profit.
Agreements made between Circle Public Schools and Licensees will remain on file and in effect unless terminated in writing according to the license agreement by either party.
TO BECOME A LICENSED VENDOR
Upon approval, sign Trademark License Agreement
Receive Logo Use Guidelines & Brand Assets
Commercial Vendor Use
All businesses wishing to use the trademarked Thunderbird logo must apply to become licensed vendors.
A fixed fee of $300 per school year is payable on execution of the license agreement and on each annual renewal date of July 1st.
Approval of the licensee and payment of the license fee grant permission for the use of the Thunderbird trademark on merchandise items intended for sale to the public.
Exempt items include consumables such as graduation cakes, plates, napkins, balloons or graduation announcements.
TO BECOME A LICENSED VENDOR
Upon approval, sign Trademark License Agreement
Receive Logo Use Guidelines & Brand Assets