Kinesio® Trademark Policy

Kinesio® Trademark Policy

All Kinesio® distributors are licensed to use the company’s inventory of registered trademarks during the term of their Agreements.   Below is a list of the Kinesio® trademark inventory. Each mark is registered with the United States Patent and Trademark Office and Federal law requires proper use of the registration symbol ®. Misuse of these trademarks, including infringement or use associated with the promotion of third-party products, may result in termination of your Agreement(s). Please use this list as your guide, noting the exact term and placement of the symbol:

KINESIO®

KINESIO TAPING®

CERTIFIED KINESIO TAPING®

KINESIO UNIVERSITY®

CERTIFIED KINESIO TAPING PRACTITIONER®

CKTP®

CKTI®

KINESIO TAPING EQUINE®

STERI PRE-CUT®

FAN CUT®

Additionally, here are some guidelines for using these marks within product titles, descriptions and the like:

  1. Most importantly, ensure that the exact mark and placement of the registration symbol are being used correctly and in accordance with Federal trademark law.

EXAMPLE:

Kinesio® introduces two new Kinesio Taping® products; Fan Cut® and Steri Pre-Cut® which are endorsed by Kinesio University® and its staff of CKTP® and CKTI® experts.

  1. Always begin the mark with a capital letter.
  • Incorrect: kinesio
  • Correct: Kinesio®, KINESIO®
  1. Avoid using any other terms when describing the Kinesio® brand (i.e. “KT”) in order to prevent confusion with competitor brands.
  • Incorrect: KT Mechanical Correction
  • Correct: Kinesio Taping® Mechanical Correction
  1. Avoid pairing the marks together as a single word (i.e. “Kinesiotaping”).
  • Incorrect: Kinesiotape, kinesiotaping, kinesiotapes
  • Correct: Kinesio® tape, Kinesio Taping® Method
  1. Avoid hyphenating the marks
  • Incorrect: Kinesio-tape, Kinesio-Taping
  • Correct: Kinesio® tape, Kinesio Taping®
  1. The Kinesio® trademark inventory should never be altered, modified or combined to form a new word, or combined with other words or marks, or abbreviated.
  • Incorrect: KT tape, K tape, KT seminar, Kinesioseminar
  • Correct: Kinesio® tape, Kinesio®
  1. Never use the phrase “Kinesio tape” as a verb.
    • Incorrect: “You can kinesio tape that injury with this therapeutic tape”
    • Correct: “You can use Kinesio® tape to help with that injury”
  1. When possible, follow the trademark with the generic name of the product or service. For example:
  • Kinesio® tape
  • Kinesio Taping® method
  • Kinesio Taping® materials
  • Kinesio Taping® therapy
  1. “Kinesio” by itself should only be used as a reference to the company.
  • Kinesio® is located in Albuquerque, NM.
  1. Include the following notice in an appropriate and visible location when using the Kinesio® marks in any printed or electronic materials.
  • KINESIO®, KINESIO TAPING®, CKTP®, and CERTIFIED KINESIO TAPING PRACTITIONER® are trademarks of Kinesio® IP, LLC.
  • Location: at the bottom of a webpage, advertisement, catalog, brochure, etc.
  • This notice need not be used on business cards or other materials where it is impractical to include it due to space limitations.
  1. Only use Kinesio’s logos in the forms provided by Kinesio
  • Never modify the colors or proportions of the logos or apply other text to the logos without written authorization from Kinesio.

 

By KinesioTape

Kinesio® cannot be understood without understanding our story. Dr. Kenzo Kase developed the Kinesio Taping® Method in the 1970s to fill a void in the treatment options that were available at that time. He was searching for a way to facilitate the body’s natural healing process and prolong the benefits of his treatment after his patients left his clinic. Through his education as a chiropractor, his innate ability to sense internal pain and dysfunction through the skin and his creative therapeutic mind, Dr. Kase was able to develop new methods of treating his diagnoses. Among these methods, Kinesio® Taping industry was born and soon all other therapeutic elastic tape companies built upon Kinesio tape and methods.

The Kinesio Taping® Method is a definitive rehabilitative taping technique that is designed to facilitate the body’s natural healing process while providing support and stability to muscles and joints without restricting the body’s range of motion.

Latex-free and wearable for days at a time, Kinesio® Tex Tape is safe for populations ranging from pediatric to geriatric, and successfully treats a variety of orthopedic, neuromuscular, neurological and other medical conditions.

If it doesn’t say Kinesio®, its not the real thing

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