Become a Licensed Vendor
Partner with the University of Arizona and bring Wildcat pride to life through officially licensed products. Whether you’re a large manufacturer, local business, or independent crafter, obtaining a trademark license allows you to create and sell products featuring the university’s iconic marks.
Get Licensed
A trademark license grants individuals, organizations or corporations authorization to produce commercial goods or services bearing the university's trademarks. The University of Arizona offers multiple license types to fit each vendor’s needs.
The University of Arizona partners with the Collegiate Licensing Company (CLC) as the University’s licensing agent.
License Fees: The university has royalty rates ranging from 15-20% depending on the type of license, product, and logo use. Royalty rates are paid by the licensee on the wholesale prices you charge as a licensed vendor and/or the retail price sold directly to the customer via the vendor’s website.
Additional fees can include:
- Administrative and application fee via CLC
- Minimal annual advances from all licensees to CLC are determined by the category of the product being licensed for production.
Licensed vendors are required to provide proof of insurance and marketing plans as specified by CLC.
The University of Arizona and CLC reserve the right to create new licensing programs and fees as market trends permit.
License Type
Browse the various license types and see what makes each of them unique, across retail, specialty retail and internal licenses.
Retail Licenses
The Standard License is intended for companies that are capable of extensive production and retail distribution of their product(s) and/or are introducing a unique and commercially viable product to the collegiate market. The Standard License is usually not for first-time applicants or companies without well-established marketing plans, existing product distribution and/or a financial history of selling licensed product. This license is for the production of emblematic merchandise that will be sold by the licensed vendor to retailers. Visit clc.com to begin this licensing process.
The Vintage License grants licensees access to Arizona’s logos from the “vault.” These are the university’s historical logos that have been created over the years and are available at an elevated royalty rate. Visit clc.com to begin the application process for a Vintage license type.
The Arizona Cactus License grants licensees access to the iconic University of Arizona Cactus logo and other supporting elements. It is important to note that the Cactus logo is not included in the Vintage License and is a separate license type. Please visit clc.com to begin the application process.
Specialty Retail Licenses
The Old Main Mercado License is intended for local businesses in Southern Arizona who create niche, self-stable products that connect with the University of Arizona. Old Main Mercado celebrates Southern Arizona and what makes the community and the university special together. Items must be rooted in licensed products where a relationship with the University of Arizona can be shared and commemorated. Visit our Old Main Mercado page for more information on the program, current featured vendors, and the application process.
The University’s heritage dates back to 1885 and is rich in character. To recognize and celebrate our distinct cultures, a dedicated team of students, faculty, staff, campus cultural groups, and alumni collaborated to create the first official University of Arizona Community Logos. Each community logo includes three distinct parts: Cultural icons, the Wildcat brand mark, and a title that represents the expression or celebration of each community. Every icon has been thoughtfully developed from team input and recognizes the importance of cultural nuance. While these represent the uniqueness of certain distinct communities, they also form a common connection, the Wildcat brand mark. Visit clc.com to begin this licensing process.
The Wildcats are frequent postseason attendees! NCAA postseason, Bowl games, and Conference Championships are special licenses. Companies that wish to obtain rights to use the trademarks of the NCAA, bowl games, athletic conferences or another special event for use on licensed merchandise, either alone or in conjunction with an institution’s trademarks, will need this license type. Licensing rights to these properties can be more expensive to obtain, depending on the event and the extent of the rights and product categories. Visit clc.com to begin this licensing process.
The Crafter License is intended for individuals who handcraft items bearing the University of Arizona logos. Individuals who hold this license are not allowed to generate more than $2,500 in sales or sell more than 500 units in a calendar year. For more information on becoming a U of A Crafter, email licensing@arizona.edu.
Internal
This type of license is for companies that wish to produce items used by the University of Arizona for internal use only, such as promotional products ordered by a university department for a student giveaway or staff uniforms. Internal Campus Suppliers are not authorized to sell any products for traditional retail sales. Due to an ongoing RFP, we are not accepting new ICS licensees at this time.
This type of license is for companies that will produce items featuring logos and marks from the University of Arizona and a third party sponsor. The products are for internal use only, such as promotional products for giveaways. This license does not authorize the sale of any products for traditional retail sales. Please visit clc.com to begin this licensing process.