Trademark Guidelines & Brand Assets
This policy outlines the trademarks, service marks, trade names, and commercial trade dress of Industrial Component, LLC, alongside our brand heritage and third-party manufacturer acknowledgments.
Trademark Sections
Industrial Component®, USBStuff®, FireWireStuff®, and official logos.
Jump to section →Evolution of our historic brand identity and visual marks since 1996.
Jump to section →Permitted nominative fair use, brand integrity, and logo restrictions.
Jump to section →Manufacturer and industry consortium trademark acknowledgments.
Jump to section →1. Industrial Component, LLC Trademarks
Industrial Component, LLC owns and maintains rights in various word marks, service marks, domain names, and graphic logos. These include, without limitation:
Registered & Common Law Marks
- • Industrial Component®
- • IndustrialComponent.com
- • USBStuff® (Historical Pioneer Mark)
- • USBStuff.com
- • FireWireStuff® (Historical Pioneer Mark)
- • FireWireStuff.com
Current Official Brand Mark
Official Industrial Component logo vector mark.
The absence of a trademark symbol (®, ™, or &sm;) does not constitute a waiver of any intellectual property rights that Industrial Component, LLC has established in any of its product names, features, slogans, or service identities.
2. Brand Heritage & Historical Marks
Founded in 1996, our company has stood at the leading edge of serial bus connectivity for three decades. Beginning as USBStuff.com before USB was universally adopted, expanding to FireWireStuff.com during the IEEE-1394 era, and culminating in Industrial Component, our visual identity has evolved while remaining committed to robust industrial connectivity.
Vintage Industrial Component Logo (Archive Mark)
Our classic early-2000s brand mark, featuring industrial dimensional block lettering paired with the distinctive teal script cursive logotype:
Industrial Component, LLC retains full common law trademark and proprietary rights in its legacy logos, vintage marks, and historical domain monikers. These marks may not be used by third parties to identify goods or services not manufactured or authorized by Industrial Component, LLC.
3. Brand Guidelines & Fair Use
Permitted Nominative Fair Use
Customers, partners, journalists, and technology analysts may make textual reference to "Industrial Component" or "Industrial Component, LLC" in plain text to truthfully describe or reference our company, products, and authorized distributor services, provided:
- The reference does not falsely suggest sponsorship, endorsement, or partnership by Industrial Component, LLC.
- The reference does not disparage Industrial Component, our products, or our authorized manufacturer partners.
- The word mark is not incorporated into your own company name, product title, domain name, or social media handle.
Logo Usage Restrictions
Third parties may not display, reproduce, or modify current or vintage Industrial Component logos, badge emblems, or web graphics without prior written authorization from Industrial Component, LLC. When authorized, the logo must be reproduced in its exact original color palette and aspect ratio, with appropriate clear spacing around the mark.
4. Third-Party Trademarks & Acknowledgments
IndustrialComponent.com distributes products from premier international hardware manufacturers and interfaces with industry standard technologies. All third-party trademarks, registered trademarks, service marks, and trade names mentioned on this site remain the exclusive property of their respective owners.
| Owner / Organization | Recognized Marks | Acknowledgment & Status |
|---|---|---|
| Opticis Co., Ltd. | Opticis®, Opticis logo, Smart Aux™, and associated optical extender series. | Registered trademarks of Opticis Co., Ltd. (Republic of Korea). Industrial Component, LLC is an authorized US distributor. |
| Newnex Technology Corp. | Newnex®, FireNEX™, FireNEX-uLINK™, FireNEX-CAT6™, FireNEX-5000™, and FireNEX-80G™. | Registered trademarks and trade names of Newnex Technology Corp. Industrial Component, LLC is an authorized stocking distributor. |
| Baaske Medical GmbH & Co. KG | Baaske Medical®, Baaske logo, MED MI, and MI-1005 / MI-2005. | Registered trademarks of Baaske Medical GmbH & Co. KG (Germany). Industrial Component, LLC is an authorized US medical partner. |
| Unibrain S.A. | Unibrain®, FireBoard™, and Unibrain active optical cable trademarks. | Registered trademarks of Unibrain S.A. (Greece). Industrial Component, LLC is an authorized distributor. |
| USB Implementers Forum (USB-IF) | USB™, USB-C®, USB 2.0, USB 3.2®, USB4®, and SuperSpeed USB®. | Registered trademarks and certification marks of the USB Implementers Forum, Inc. |
| VESA (Video Electronics Standards Association) | DisplayPort™ and the DisplayPort Certified Logo. | Trademarks owned by the Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA®) in the United States and other countries. |
| HDMI Licensing Administrator, Inc. | HDMI®, HDMI High-Definition Multimedia Interface, and the HDMI Logo. | Trademarks or registered trademarks of HDMI Licensing Administrator, Inc. |
| Apple Inc. | FireWire® and the FireWire symbol. | Registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the United States and other jurisdictions. |
| Carriers (FedEx, UPS, DHL) | FedEx®, UPS®, DHL® and their respective logos. | Registered trademarks of Federal Express Corporation, United Parcel Service of America, Inc., and Deutsche Post AG. |
The use of these third-party names and marks on IndustrialComponent.com is for identification, technical compatibility, and reseller authorization purposes only, and does not imply endorsement by the trademark holders beyond our recognized reseller/distributor relationships.
Trademark & Brand Inquiries
For inquiries concerning logo usage permissions, brand guidelines, or intellectual property questions, contact our legal department.