The Forest Stewardship CouncilTM (FSCTM) trademarks guarantee consumers that the products they buy come from responsible sources. This enables consumers to choose products that support forest conservation, offer social benefits and allow the market to provide an incentive for better forest management.
In its efforts of maintaining credibility, the FSC works to ensure that its trademarks are used correctly by requiring certificate holders to submit the trademark use request to verify compliance against the Requirements for use of the FSC Trademarks by Certificate Holders Standard. Access the FSC-STD-50-001 V2-0 here. Only those who have obtained authorisation from a Trademark Agent are permitted to use the FSC Trademarks.
The Preferred by Nature Trademark Portal enables FSC certificate holders, who have been certified by Preferred by Nature, to submit trademark requests, upload graphics and keep track of all open, closed and pending cases.
Access our Trademark Portal here.
Click Get Started and follow the steps to submit your request.
Five steps to submit your trademark requests:
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Log in to the Trademark Portal. Click the link to the Certificate that you would like to submit a trademark request. |
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The link will take you to a screen with a box in the top right corner that reads ‘Submit a Trademark Request’ – click ’Next’. |
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Fill in all required information and choose all appropriate drop-down options related to your trademark use. Click ’Next’. |
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Choose the right label and product type, then upload the artwork related to your trademark use. If you are submitting a website link, include the link to the website in the ’product type description’ section. Click ‘Next’. |
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Click the ’Finish’ button to complete the trademark request process. |
You will then receive a confirmation email. One of our trademark agents will follow up on your request and contact you as soon as possible.
If you don’t have access to our Trademark Portal, or face any issues accessing it, please contact us at trademark@preferredbynature.org.