Word: trademark
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...trademark office makes use of this power by inspecting area vendors of Harvard paraphernalia...
Harvard owns its name and has registered it as a trademark with the government. In fact, Harvard owns multiple trademarks, ranging from the words "Harvard University" to the "Veritas Shield" and even the "Squashit," a hand gesture developed at the School of Public Health for urban youth wishing to avoid a fight...
...result, every T-shirt, pen or mug that bears the Harvard name must be approved by the University, a task which falls to the trademark office...
...office requires manufactures of goods with the Harvard insignia to pay a royalty, which is used to fund student aid in FAS. In addition, the trademark office makes sure the Harvard name is being used "tastefully" and that the goods are of a high quality, says Joyce M. Brinton, director of the trademark office...
...right to control its name belongs to Harvard, not because it has purchased the trademark, but because it has been using its name through time, says Frank Conners, an attorney for the University, though he says Harvard does gain benefit by registering its trademark with the government...