PTA Name and Logo Guidelines

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1. As a licensee of National PTA, you are entitled to use the PTA® or PTSA® name. While the name “PTA” is recognized widely, many people think it is a generic term to describe any parent group or school association. The name “PTA” and “PTSA” are registered service marks of the National Congress of Parents and Teachers. A service mark has the same legal status as a trademark. The distinction is that a service mark is used for services and trademarks are used for commercial products. The symbol ® designates that the PTA name has been registered with the federal government and may not be used by organizations not affiliated with National PTA.

In addition, the tag line everychild. onevoice.® is a registered service mark of National PTA.
everychild. onevoice®. in Spanish as cadaniño. unavoz. The Spanish version of the tagline has not yet received trademark status, and therefore does not contain the ® designation.

The names “PTA” and “PTSA” should not be translated into Spanish because they are registered trademarks. If there is a need to explain the name PTA® or PTSA® in Spanish, use the trademark name in English followed by the Spanish-translated definition in parentheses:

National PTA (Asociación Nacional de Padres y Maestros)
PTA (Asociación de Padres y Maestros)
PTSA (Asociación de Padres,Maestros y Estudiantes)

2. Always publish, print, or speak the name of your PTA in a consistent manner—be consistent in the typeface or font you use, how your logo appears, and the color you use. The PTA logo should appear the same at all times on all correspondence, whether it is a memo, press release, newsletter, poster, or brochure. Correct forms of abbreviation and punctuation

PTA PTSA (no periods)
PTAs PTSAs (plural, no apostrophe)
PTA’s PTSA’s (singular possessive, use an apostrophe)
PTAs’ PTSAs’ (plural possessive, apostrophe follows the “s”)

3. Always reproduce the PTA logo and tag line with their registered service mark symbols. Download them from www.pta.org. All reproductions of the logo should be made from this artwork.