Trademarks & Brands Guidelines on Symbols and Acknowledgments
Following are guidelines for the use of trademark symbols and acknowledgments for Intel trademarks
Trademark Symbols
- In letters, memos, press releases, white papers, advertising, slides, foils, video, and other multimedia presentations:
- Properly designate (with ®, ™ or SM) all of Intel's trademarks at the most prominent use (usually a headline) and again on the first occurrence in copy
- In the case of presentation graphics, trademarks should be designated with the proper trademark symbol on each page, slide, and foil
- In newsletters, magazines, and publications containing multiple articles:
- Properly designate (with ®, ™ or SM) all of Intel's trademarks on the first occurrence in the Table of Contents, in headlines and on the first occurrence in EVERY article in which they are used
- In brochures, annual/quarterly reports, books, technical documentation, and other bound documents:
- Properly designate (with ®, ™ or SM) all of Intel's trademarks on the first occurrence in the Table of Contents, in headlines, and on the first occurrence in text
- In all charts or graphs, properly designate trademarks (with ®, ™ or SM), as they could be copied or pulled and used independently
- In all tag lines incorporating a trademark slogan, always use the trademark symbol in every reference
Trademark Acknowledgments
- Properly footnote and acknowledge trademark ownership, preferably identifying Intel marks as being owned by Intel Corporation, e.g., [Mark] is a trademark of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries
- The complete acknowledgment line for all our brands can be found at Acknowledgment line
- Note: Trademarks and logos licensed by Intel to you may have specific contractual acknowledgment requirements or other restrictions. Refer to your contract or license for specific requirements
Sample Usage Chart
| Correct Usage |
Incorrect Usage |
|---|---|
| Look for PCs with Intel® Core™ processors. | Look for PCs with Intel® Core |
| Itanium® processor-based computers | Itanium® 2 computers |
| The XYZ 850 system contains a Celeron® processor. | The XYZ 850 system contains a Celeron®. |
| Joe's Computer Shop sells Pentium® processors. | Joe's Computer Shop sells Pentium 4s |
| Intel Inside® program | Intel Inside |
| Intel® Xeon® processor | Xeon processor |
| Intel Atom® brand | Atom® brand |