Overview
A trademark use agreement documents permission for a production to display, reference, or incorporate protected brand names, logos, products, or other trademarked materials within a film or related promotional materials.
Trademark usage can involve important legal and distribution considerations, particularly when projects move into festival exhibition, online release, or broader public circulation. Proper documentation helps productions reduce potential legal complications while encouraging students to think carefully about intellectual property rights, clearance procedures, and professional risk management within production workflows.
Instructions
This agreement is to be used to document when rights have been granted to use trademarks, logos and/or other identifiable characters associated with a company or product, in order to maintain a clean chain of title.
Any fair use claims — allowing the inclusion of trademarks in the finished film without this agreement being filed — must be presented to and cleared by the Head of Production prior to picture lock.