PROPOSED USATF
COMMERCIAL REGULATIONS FOR ATHLETES’ ATTIRE
1. Definitions.
a.
Logo. Any
symbol, design, or other graphical identification or catch-phrase, slogan, or tagline denoting a Manufacturer or Sponsor,
and/or the name of any product or service for such an entity.
b.
Manufacturer.
Any entity that manufactures any type of shoes or apparel for use by
athletes at competitions.
c.
Sponsor. Any for-profit entity other than
a Manufacturer.
d.
Competition Uniforms.
The attire worn by athletes during competition and warm-up as defined in the
IAAF Regulations.
2. Competitions
Governed. These regulations shall apply at all USATF
elite/professional and championship events, including USA Indoors &
Outdoors, USARC, USATF Winter Cross Country and any USATF-operated Visa
Championship Series meet (in 2012 these would be the US Open and USATF Classic) the USA Indoor and Outdoor
Senior National Track & Field Championships and at Visa Championship Series
track & field events (Regulated Competitions). USATF shall not regulate the Logos on Competition
Uniforms in any other competitions unless required by the IAAF for
International Competitions under IAAF Rules, or by the USOC for Olympic Trials.
3. Matters
Governed. These regulations shall govern
Logos on athletes’ Competition Uniforms at Regulated Competitions.
4.
Number of Logos. An
athlete’s Competition Uniform may include a Manufacturer’s Logo, and a maximum
of onetwo
additional Sponsors’ Logos in accordance with the newly revised
2012 IAAF Rules. In addition, an athlete’s Competition Uniform may
contain a club mark as detailed below. Logos visible in the form of
temporary or permanent tattoos shall be included in calculating these
limits. A maximum of one Logo for each
Sponsor may be worn and/or displayed on a Competition Uniform. A maximum of one Manufacturer’s Logo may
appear once on the front of the vest of a Competition Uniform, once on the
lower body attire of a Competition Uniform, and once on each of an athlete’s
shoes and socks worn in competition.
Additionally, a Manufacturer’s “trade dress” shall be permitted to
appear on Competition Uniforms under IAAF regulations. A Logo visible in the form of temporary or
permanent tattoo may not also be worn on a Competition Uniform.
5. Size
of Logos. Each Logo shall be limited in
size
and placement in accordance with IAAF Rules. Each Logo may be (a) no more than 4 cm high, with
no limit in length, or (b) no more than 40 square cm if more than 4 cm high.
6. Club
Marks. The parties shall discuss there shall be
no limit on the size of marks for clubs whose names and marks do
not relate to any Manufacturer, Sponsor, or the products or services of any
such an entity. (The size of said club marks
shall be larger than any IAAF logo restrictions.) The
mark of such a club may appear on a Competition Uniform that also bears Logos.
7. Club
Sponsor Logos. If a club’s mark incorporates the name or Logo of a
Manufacturer or Sponsor, the component of the club’s mark incorporating the
name or Logo of the Manufacturer or Sponsor shall be subject to the size
limitations in these regulations. If a
club’s mark incorporates the name or Logo of a Manufacturer and a Sponsor, each
of the components of the club’s mark incorporating the name or Logo of the
Manufacturer and Sponsor shall separately be subject to the size limitations in
these regulations. Each of the Logos in
the club’s mark shall be subject to the limitations on the number of Logos in
these regulations.
8. Savings
Clause. If any of these regulations is
more restrictive than a regulation promulgated by the IAAF or USOC, the less
restrictive IAAF or USOC regulation shall prevail.
9. Enforcement. Any rules must include clearly stated
enforcement procedures consistent with existing USATF
rules and regulations.
ADDITIONAL MATTER: USATF shall endeavor in good
faith to cause the USOC to adopt these regulations for Olympic Trials
Competitions.