Licensing

Application information

The Office of Licensing and Trademark Administration protects and controls the use of Virginia Tech’s name, nicknames, and other identifying marks for purposes of resale. 

Virginia Tech directs The Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC) to contract with a limited number of producers in order to make goods bearing University marks available for retail sale to the public. CLC issues licensing agreements for a limited number of suppliers in each of a broad range of merchandise categories. Both the business and the individual products that business produces must be approved in advance and in writing; when so approved the business becomes a "Licensee" and the individual products become "Licensed Products."

The normal steps in obtaining a license include the following:

1. A preliminary assessment, first, of the ability of the business to produce and distribute goods in accordance with University expectations; and second, of the market demand and competition levels for the envisioned goods;
2. The signing of a contract between CLC and the business;
3. Approval steps for each individual design.

If you are interested in obtaining a license which allows you to produce goods bearing University marks you should contact Brad Peters at Collegiate Licensing Company:

Brad Peters
The Collegiate Licensing Company
290 Interstate North
Suite 200
Atlanta, GA 30339
Phone: 770-956-0520
Email: bpeters@clc.com
Website: www.clc.com