Other Trademarks and Logos

Official Seal

The University of Kentucky uses an official seal only on formal documents, such as diplomas and commencement materials. Approval from the President’s Office is required to use the seal on other materials. The dates on the seal refer to the founding of the Agricultural and Mechanical College in 1865, the separation of the Agricultural and Mechanical College from Kentucky University in 1878, and the name change to the University of Kentucky in 1916.

Athletic Logos

The University has federally registered several marks including the wordmarks, UK, University of Kentucky, Go Big Blue, Kentucky Wildcats, Kentucky, the Wildcat logos (3), two different interlocking UK designs, the UK logo with the Memorial Hall silhouette, among others. Permission is not needed to use athletic logos on UK publications; however the University has a product licensing agreement for use on commercial products. See “Licensing Agreement” section of this manual for more information. Call (859) 257-8022 for more information about the use of UK athletics logos and wordmarks.

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