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Guidelines for Using ţţ㷨 Trademarks and Copyrights
Last Updated: February 1, 2023
A trademark or service mark is a word, name, symbol, device, design or phrase used to identify ţţ㷨 goods and services and to distinguish them from the goods and services of others.
A Copyright is a form of protection provided to the authors of original works of authorship that are fixed in a tangible medium of expression, and covers ţţ㷨’s websites, product images, documents, and other written or online materials.
These guidelines govern use of our trademarks and service marks, and copyrights, by authorized partners, including distributors, installers, customers, licensees, and other parties. These parties may use ţţ㷨 marks only when authorized by a specific license in writing, subject to and contingent on compliance with the terms of such license, and only for so long as the use is consistent with the following guidelines. As used below, the term “Authorized parties” refers to parties with such a specific written license, and these Guidelines do not grant any license to use ţţ㷨 Trademarks or Copyrights.
List of ţţ㷨 Trademarks and Service Marks
ţţ㷨, Inc.’s trademarks and service marks are listed below. The symbol (®, ™, ℠) following each mark is current for the United States Patent & Trademark Office. Marks should not be used as a noun; a generic noun should generally follow each mark, as suggested below. Other accurate generic modifiers are permissible.
House marks:
- ţţ㷨® energy products and services
® energy products and services (in any color)- ţţ㷨® energy products and services
The marks below are intended to be exemplary; similar protection applies to other product or version numbers.
Products and services:
| Former names (do not use unless directed) | Current names |
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 ™ (in any color) | ™ (in any color) |
Prior products:
- M175™ microinverter
- M190™ microinverter
- D380™ microinverter
- M215™ microinverter
- M250™ microinverter
- S230™ microinverter
- S270™ microinverter
- S280™ microinverter
- C250™ microinverter
- IQ6™/IQ6A™/IQ6X™/etc. microinverter
- AC Battery™
Previously-used marks (not for use unless Specifically directed):
- Energy Evolved™ slogan
- Energy Management System™ energy system
- Metering and Management Solution™ energy system
- Ensemble-in-a-Box™ energy system
- Solarstation™ unit
- Environ™ smart thermostat
- Nextricity™ brand
- Powering What’s Next™ slogan
- Next Phase Solar™ brand
- Sofdesk™ brand (and logo)
- Energy Periscope™ tool (and logo)
- Gridzilla™ product
- Arraygun™ tool
- Micro-string™ system
- GreenCom Networks™ brand
- S Shine it starts with you™ logo
- Shinecoins™ brand
- EIBP™ tool
- Neokii™ brand
Authorized Uses of ţţ㷨 Marks and Copyrights
Third parties may only use the above ţţ㷨 marks in the following situations:
1. Advertising, Promotional, and Sales Materials: Authorized parties may use the ţţ㷨 marks in advertising, promotional, and sales materials, but only as specified in their agreement with ţţ㷨 and consistent with these guidelines.
2. With Compatible Product Marketing: Authorized parties may refer to the ţţ㷨 marks as reference on their own product materials to describe that a third party product is compatible with the referenced ţţ㷨 product or technology, provided they comply with the following:
a. The mark is not part of the authorized parties’ product name.
b. The mark is used in a contextual phrase such as “compatible with” or “for use with” and such phrase accurately describes the relationship between the product and ţţ㷨’s product or technology.
c. The ţţ㷨 mark is less prominent than the authorized parties’ product name and therefore there can be no doubt by a consumer that the product is not designed by, manufactured by, sponsored by, or otherwise affiliated with ţţ㷨.
d. The use ţţ㷨’s mark does not create any false sense of relationship (endorsement, sponsorship, association, agency, joint venture or partnership) with ţţ㷨 or ţţ㷨 products or services.
e. The use does not damages ţţ㷨 in any way, including by presenting ţţ㷨 in a false or detrimental way.
3. Publications, Seminars, and Conferences: Authorized Parties may use ţţ㷨 marks in book titles, magazines, newsletters, conferences, or similar provided they comply with the following requirements:
a. The use is a reference and is less prominent than the rest of the title. (e.g., “Proposal for Microgrid including ţţ㷨 Products” but not “ţţ㷨 Microgrid Proposal”)
b. The use presents ţţ㷨 and its products and services in a favorable light.
c. The authorized party’s name and logo are more prominent than the ţţ㷨 mark on all related materials.
d. The ţţ㷨 logo (stylized “e”) does not appear in any related materials.
e. A disclaimer is used stating that ţţ㷨 is not affiliated with such use in any related materials (such as a footer in promotional material or in the bottom of the publication); e.g., “Proposal for Microgrid including ţţ㷨 Products is an independent publication and has not been authorized, sponsored, or otherwise approved by ţţ㷨, Inc.”
f. These trademark attribution guidelines are followed, including appropriate use of (®, ™, or ℠) and a footer or other credit notice.
4. Your own Images of ţţ㷨 Products: Authorized parties may use their own image of an ţţ㷨 Product in promotional/advertising materials to depict that a product is compatible with, or otherwise works with, the ţţ㷨 product or technology, provided you comply with the following requirements:
a. Your product is in fact compatible with the referenced ţţ㷨 product, and you are accurately conveying the relationship between your product and the ţţ㷨 product.
b. The image is your own actual photo of an ţţ㷨 product and not a graphical rendering (Note: You need to obtain written permission from ţţ㷨 before using any copyrighted photograph owned or licensed by ţţ㷨).
c. The ţţ㷨 product is shown in the best light, in a manner that is favorable to ţţ㷨.
d. The reference to ţţ㷨 does not create a false association, agency, joint venture or partnership with ţţ㷨 or its products.
5. ţţ㷨 Images: These Guidelines do not grant any rights to use ţţ㷨 images or other copyrighted materials. Authorized parties may use ţţ㷨 images and other copyrighted materials only if granted a written license, and such use is subject to and contingent on compliance with the terms of such separate written license.
6. Other Uses: Any other use of ţţ㷨 marks or copyrights not covered by these guidelines must receive written permission from ţţ㷨 prior to such use. Please contact legal@enphaseenergy.com with any requests for written permission.
Unauthorized Use of ţţ㷨 Marks
1. Disparaging Manner: You may not use ţţ㷨 marks in a manner that disparages ţţ㷨 or its products or services.
2. Company, Product or Service Name: You may not use or register any ţţ㷨 mark, even in part, except as specifically noted in these guidelines.
3. Variations, Takeoffs or Abbreviations: You may not alter or use any variation of the ţţ㷨 marks. For example, you may not use a misspelling, translation, takeoff, close variance, abbreviation, or distortion or visual manipulation of an ţţ㷨 mark.
4. Endorsement or Sponsorship: You may not use ţţ㷨 marks in a manner that would imply ţţ㷨’s affiliation with or any other relationship with a third party product or service.
5. Merchandise Items: You may not manufacture, sell or distribute (even for free) any goods that bear ţţ㷨 marks unless you receive prior written permission from ţţ㷨.
6. ţţ㷨’s Trade Dress: You may not imitate the distinctive ţţ㷨 hardware or software designs, including the ţţ㷨 website or application design, use of the ţţ㷨 color orange (Pantone Matching System “PMS” color 1665), logos, or fonts.
7. Slogans and Taglines: You may not use or imitate an ţţ㷨 slogan or tagline.
8. Domain Names: You may not use an identical or virtually identical ţţ㷨 trademark as a second level domain name or any part of a second level domain name (e.g., you may register and use “myfavoriteinverters.com/enphase” but you may not register “myfavoriteenphasemicroinverter.com”)
9. Rights to Revoke Permission: ţţ㷨 reserves the right to revoke your rights to use ţţ㷨 trademarks if we determine that you have violated these policies or otherwise harmed ţţ㷨 by your use of ţţ㷨 trademarks. If we do so, you agree to immediately stop all use of the applicable mark.
How to Use ţţ㷨 Marks
1. Marks are adjectives and should be followed by a noun, typically the generic name of the related product or service (as indicated above). Marks are not nouns or verbs. (e.g., “IQ™ microinverters” is acceptable but not “the IQs™”).
2. Marks may not be used in the plural or possessive form. (e.g., “IQ8™ microinverter’s power” is acceptable but not “IQ8™’s power”)
3. Always capitalize the first letter in each word of a mark, and spell the marks exactly as they are shown above. Do not abbreviate or refer to marks in any short-hand form. Do not stylize or modify the mark other than to align use of the mark with the surrounding text.
4. When using the logo, follow the ţţ㷨 logo guidelines.
5. Use of ţţ㷨 marks requires attribution according to the following rules:
a. Distribution within the United States:
i. Use the appropriate notice symbol (®, ™ or ℠ as denoted in the mark list above) in the most prominent or first time the mark appears in the material; and
ii. Include a footnote or credit in the material, for example:
If registered, indicated by ® above:
_________ is/are (a) registered trademark(s) of ţţ㷨, Inc.
If unregistered, indicated by ™ or ℠ above:
_________ is/are (a) trademark(s) of ţţ㷨, Inc.
b. Distribution outside the United States only:
i. Do not use ®, ™ or ℠
ii. Include a footnote or credit in the material, for example:
If registered, indicated by ® above:
_________ is/are (a) registered trademark(s) of ţţ㷨, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries.
If unregistered, indicated by ™ or ℠ above:
_________ is/are (a) trademark(s) of ţţ㷨, Inc. in the U.S. and other countries.
Limitations on the Use of ţţ㷨 Marks
ţţ㷨 marks and copyrights are valuable intellectual property of ţţ㷨, Inc. By following these guidelines you help us protect our valuable legal rights and strengthen brand identity for consumers. By using ţţ㷨 intellectual property, you are acknowledging that ţţ㷨 is the sole owner of the intellectual property and you promise that you will not interfere with our rights in the mark, including by challenging our rights or by attempting to establish, adopt, use, register, or attempt to register your own mark that in any way detriments ţţ㷨. The goodwill derived from use of ţţ㷨 intellectual property–including use by a third party, is solely to the benefit of and owned by ţţ㷨. Except for the express limited rights granted according to these guidelines or in a written agreement with ţţ㷨, no other rights of any kind are granted to ţţ㷨 intellectual property rights.
To obtain written consent before using ţţ㷨 marks or for specific questions related to ţţ㷨’s trademarks and copyrights, please submit your request to legal@enphaseenergy.com.