I have inquired about licensing. Was told I do not directly need licensing as long as any designs I offer with trademarks owned by ASU are submitted for approval and then produced by the appropriately licensed company. This is how I plan to proceed.

The next hurdle to clear is meeting the requirements of the licensed screen printers. They cannot offer one at a time (or one-off) printing. It’s not cost effective for anyone involved.  At best, I would need to order 12-15 shirts of the same color that will have the same artwork screen printed on them. That means I would need to take orders for shirts and hold the orders until I have enough to meet the minimum order. This would be the process to start. If I can get enough orders on a regular basis, it makes sense to keep going.

I would then be packaging and shipping shirts myself, instead of using the screen printers for fulfillment. Another thing that I must consider.

It is all possible. It depends on the willingess of people to buy that will keep this process moving forward. If nobody is buying, there is no reason to continue. That is the bottom line in any business. Supply & demand.

Dan

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I do love Arizona State University Athletics. I love Sparky. I love the pitchfork logo.

I post so many designs on social media that use both. That is considered “fan art”. I do that for fun and enjoyment. When I post those types of items on social media it promotes the various brands of ASU. I am not looking to profit from those “fan art” designs.

There are certain designs that I have created that I offer as apparel. There will be future designs. However, neither Sparky nor the pitchfork logo will be part of the designs.

I cannot offer those registered brand trademarks in my design. Simple as that. It is illegal. I cannot use those items in my products at this time.

I am working on that though. I have spoken to the licensing department at ASU and understand what needs to be done in order to be NCAA licensed. There is a lot to it & I am not there, YET!

I would love for my designs to be sold with Sparky or the pitchfork. That will happen some day. Maybe I will become NCAA licensed and get approval of my designs for sale or maybe one of the apparel companies will be smart and hire me.

Until one of those happens, you’ll see artwork created for fun as “fan art” and designs I release that I intend to sell on my own.

Whew! Now, let’s move along…shall we.

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