About Licensing

Mission:

The Office of Trademark Licensing protects the name and trademarks of the University of California, Davis, and enhances the image of the university by facilitating and managing the licensing and use of those trademarks on high quality merchandise. The office actively monitors the use of UC Davis trademarks in merchandise for sale, promotes appropriate branding of merchandise, enforces compliance with campus policy including graphic standards and fair labor practices, and ensures that the university receives appropriate value for their use.

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The University of California, Davis requires that all individuals, organizations, departments and companies, both internal and external, obtain prior approval before producing any product(s) that will display UC Davis Indicia; regardless of the method of distribution.

This formal licensing program is administered through Trademark Licensing and in partnership with the Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC).

 

About CLC

The Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC) is the nation’s leading collegiate trademark licensing and marketing company, assisting collegiate institutions in protecting, managing and developing their brands.

The mission of CLC is to be the guiding force in collegiate trademark licensing and one of the top sports licensing firms in the country. As such, CLC is dedicated to being a center of excellence in providing licensing services of the highest quality to its member institutions, licensees, retailers, and consumers.

Founded in 1981, CLC is the oldest and largest collegiate licensing agency in the nation and currently represents nearly 200 colleges, universities, bowl games, athletic conferences, The Heisman Trophy, and the NCAA (including the Men's and Women's Final Four, the College World Series, and all NCAA Championships).

CLC is a full-service licensing and marketing company, which employs a staff of 80 licensing professionals with the capability to establish and manage every aspect of a collegiate licensing program.