## VIII. THE CODE 

ii) Logo Usage.  All logos or patches must be firmly attached at all points on the clothing or equipment. All commercial ID logos placed on the shirt front or collar must be embroidered or screen printed. All manufacturer logos must be embroidered, screen printed or otherwise professionally attached at all points. 

size of the actual patch will be determined by the size of the logo identification, as described below. 

- If not a patch, the area of a logo or mark shall be determined by the circumference of a circle or the perimeter of a triangle or rectangle drawn around the logo or mark. 

1. Bags, Towels or Other Items.  Standard logos of tennis equipment manufacturers on each item plus two (2) separate commercial identi - fications on one (1) bag, neither of which may exceed six (6) square inches (39 sq. cm.). 

2. Drink Containers.  Players are permitted to use drink containers on- court if they are of reasonable size and they contain no logo or writing of the drink manufacturer. ATP has designated three (3) beverage categories of drinks for purposes of this rule: bottled water, electrolyte or other drinks. The Supervisor may approve for use on-court a rea - sonably sized drink container that has a logo or writing, not to exceed four (4) square inches (26 sq. cm.) if: 

· The center court drink sponsor is the same as the player’s drink container manufacturer, or; 

· The advertised center court drink sponsor(s) is not in the same beverage category as the player’s drink container. 

3. Hat or Headband.  One (1) standard logo of a clothing manufacturer or a tennis equipment manufacturer and/or one (1) commercial iden - tification, both of which may contain writing. Neither shall exceed four (4) square inches (26 sq. cm.). 

## Restrictions: 

• The commercial logo must be located on the side of the hat / headband and worn so that it is positioned on the side of the head; 

• No hat or headband, with or without logos, may be worn during the awards ceremony; 

• Once a player has competed in the first match of his first event with a commercial brand logo on his hat/headband then he may not change commercial brands during that calendar year, unless approved by ATP. 

Note:  Players shall include a clause in their contracts permitting them to opt out at the end of any year in the event ATP rules change to prohibit a commercial brand logo on the hat or head - band in the manner described above. 

4. Wristband . One (1) standard logo of a clothing manufacturer or ten - nis equipment manufacturer, which may contain writing, not to exceed four (4) square inches (26 sq. cm.) 

5. Racquet.  Standard logos of the manufacturer shall be permitted on racquets and strings. 

6. Shirt, Sweater or Jacket. 

· Front, Back and Collar.  Two (2) standard logo positions of the clothing manufacturer or commercial ID, neither of which ex - ceeds six (6) square inches (39 sq. cm.), may be placed in any 

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location (i.e. 2 on the front, or 1 on the front and 1 on the collar) or one (1) logo of the clothing manufacturer or commercial ID which may not exceed six (6) square inches (39 sq. cm.), may be placed on the front or collar and then an additional clothing man - ufacturer logo, not to exceed four (4) square inches (26 sq. cm.), may be placed on the back. Logos may contain writing. Once a player has competed in the first match of his first event with a commercial brand logo on the front, collar or headgear, he may not change brands during that calendar year, unless approved by ATP. No new commercial logo may be added to the shirt front for events following the US Open through the Nitto ATP Finals. Note: Players shall include a clause in their contracts permitting them to opt out at the end of any year in the event ATP rules change to prohibit a commercial brand logo on the front of a shirt, sweater or jacket in the manner described above. 

ATP Premier / Platinum Sponsor Patch . An additional com - mercial identification patch may be placed on the back of the shirt, below the collar, if part of the ATP Premier / Platinum spon - sor patch program. This program is optional and is in addition to any manufacturer identification on the back of the shirt. 

· Sleeves.  Two positions for commercial (i.e., non-clothing manu - facturer) or manufacturer’s identification for each sleeve, neither of which exceeds six (6) square inches (39 sq. cm). A maximum of two (2) logos may be placed within each 6 square inch (39 sq. cm.) position. Logos may contain writing. 

· Sleeveless.  Two (2) logo positions of the clothing manufacturer or commercial ID none of which exceeds six (6) square inches (39 sq. cm.) may be placed on the front of the shirt. If no more than one (1) logo is placed on the front or collar of the shirt, then one (1) manufacturer logo may be placed on the back of the shirt, not to exceed four (4) square inches (26 sq. cm). 

· Other . A logo of the clothing manufacturer, without the name of the manufacturer or any other writing, may be placed once or re - peatedly within an area not to exceed twelve (12) square inches (77.5 sq. cm.) in one of the following positions: 

a.  On each of the shirt sleeves, or 

b.  On the outer seams (sides of torso) of the shirt. 

## 7. Shorts. 

· Front and Back.  Two (2) standard logos of the clothing manu - facturer neither of which exceeds two (2) square inches (13 sq. cm.), may be placed on the front or back of the shorts; or two (2) standard logos of the clothing manufacturer neither of which exceeds four (4) square inches (26 sq. cm), may be placed as follows: one (1) logo on the front and one (1) logo on the back of the shorts. Logos may contain writing. 

· Compression shorts and/or compression sleeves may contain two (2) standard logos of the clothing manufacturer which must not exceed two (2) square inches (13 sq. cm.) or one (1) stan - dard logo of the clothing manufacturer which must not exceed four (4) square inches (26 sq. cm.). 

8. Socks /Shoes.  Standard logos of the manufacturer of the article may appear on each sock and each shoe. 

