Logo Design Contest for National Biodiversity Authority 2019

The best logo will be judged on the basis of elements of creativity, originality, composition, technical excellence, simplicity, artistic merit and visual impact and how well they communicate the theme of NBA.

Concept and design of the logo should adhere to the following criteria:

• The mark should be distinctive and convey the three objectives of the Biological Diversity namely- conservation of biological diversity, sustainable use of its components and fair and equitable sharing of benefits arising out of its utilization.
• The mark shall dignify the concept of ‘Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS)’ which denotes the equitable sharing of benefits by the users (Companies/Institutions/Industry) to the providers (Communities/Farmers/Traditional Knowledge Holders) of biological resources.
• The mark can be used by companies to advertise that their product is based on a biological resource and/or associated knowledge from India.
• The mark will be certifying that the particular product on which it is affixed is complying with ‘Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS)’.
• Consumers can choose products with this mark and can be assured that the product was manufactured using biological resources.

Terms and conditions

• The prize money will be payable only after deducting TDS.
• Any legal proceedings arising out of the competition/its entries/winners shall be subject to local jurisdiction of Chennai only.
• The logo should be submitted in JPG, PDF or PNG format.
• The size of the logo may vary from 5cm*5cm to 60cm*60cm in either portrait or landscape.
• The winner of the competition shall be required to submit the design in an open file format (EPS/CDR/PSD).
• The logo file should be at least 300 per inch at 100% size.
• Entries should not be submitted in compressed or self-extracting formats.
• The winner will be declared through email or by way of announcing his / her name on the MyGov blog page.
• The participant should make sure that his/her MyGov profile is accurate and updated for further communication.
• The logo design must be original, distinctive and should not violate any provision of the Indian Copyright Act, 1957 or the Intellectual Property Rights.
• All entries should be accompanied by a brief written explanation of the Logo and how best it encapsulates its essence.

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