I think it can be simpler than that, if the site in question clearly states that the main trademark is the property of the main company, and this product is not officially affiliated at all, and that this company makes no claim on the main trademark, most bigger companies won't pursue the trademark litigation. There are specific hoops that need to be jumped through, but it is definitely doable.
At least that has been my experience from both sides of the argument. On Mon, Oct 19, 2009 at 12:23 PM, Raymond Camden <rcam...@gmail.com> wrote: > > I wonder - is there any concept in trademark law for getting official > approval? Ie, could Adobe issue a legal document saying siteX has > permission to use Flash in the name? That allows it to 'respond' to > all trademark violations but allow community sites to keep it since > they have official permission. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Want to reach the ColdFusion community with something they want? Let them know on the House of Fusion mailing lists Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:305976 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
