Trademark Notice

Transformation Management Institute™
Last updated: January 2026

Institute stewardship

The Transformation Management Institute™ stewards an open-access research corpus organized around three research programs: the General Theory of Interpretation (GTOI), System Existence Theory (SET), and Transformation Science. The Institute also maintains Transformation Management as an applied practice discipline that publishes stewarded instruments, including standards, diagnostics, and classification tools.

The Institute publishes and maintains this work as a non-commercial, open-access scientific resource to preserve neutrality, traceability, and field integrity. The underlying theories, variables, and analytic structures may be studied, cited, and discussed for educational and research purposes with attribution preserved.

Why trademarks are used

The Institute uses trademarks and certification marks to identify Institute-origin publications, terminology, and instruments, and to prevent misrepresentation of official scope, version status, and authorship. Mark protection is intended to reduce confusion about what is official Institute material versus third-party interpretation, commentary, or derivative work.

Trademark protection applies to branded identifiers and source designation. It does not restrict study of the underlying scientific ideas.

Official marks (International Class 041)

The Institute claims rights in the following marks used in connection with education, publications, and related knowledge services:

  • Transformation Management Institute™ (IC 041)

  • Meaning System Science™ (IC 041)

  • The Physics of Becoming™ (IC 041)

  • 3E Method™ (IC 041)

  • Certified Transformation Manager™ (IC 041)

  • CTM (certification mark) (IC 041)

Where applicable, the Institute uses ™ to indicate a claimed trademark. If and when a mark becomes registered, the Institute will use ® where appropriate.

Certification mark statement (CTM)

Certified Transformation Manager™ and CTM are used as certification marks to indicate that an individual has met published certification requirements established by the Institute. Use of the CTM mark is limited to authorized certificants in good standing and must follow Institute usage rules. CTM may not be used to imply Institute employment, agency, partnership, endorsement, or authorization to provide services on behalf of the Institute.

Permitted reference

Use of the marks in citation, scholarly reference, commentary, or comparative discussion is permitted where it does not imply affiliation, endorsement, or certification status. Trademark symbols are not required in external citations.

Unauthorized use

Use of Institute marks is not permitted where it is likely to cause confusion about source, sponsorship, endorsement, affiliation, certification, or official status. This includes use of Institute marks in the name of a service, product, training, consultancy, or derivative “method,” or in marketing that suggests Institute approval.

Version integrity

Institute publications and instruments are versioned and updated over time. When referencing Institute materials, cite the specific page or document used to preserve version integrity.

For permitted usage, attribution requirements, and licensing conditions, see Terms of Use & Research Licensing and Citation Guidelines.