scope:

Guidance applies to DoD Components which for the purpose of this chapter includes the Secretary of Defense, the Military Departments, the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff or the Joint Staff, the United and Specified Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of DoD, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Working Capital Fund Activities, the DoD Field Activities, and all other organizational entities in DoD.

Purpose

This chapter establishes the policy used to account for fees received by the Department of Defense (DoD) from the licensing of trademarks, service marks, certification marks and collective marks. This program authorized under 10 U.S.C. 2260 is implemented by DoD Directive 5535.09, "Department of Defense Branding and Trademark Licensing Program."