Sounds good. Thanks! Cheers!
Clay -- "My religion is simple. My religion is kindness." - HH The Dalai Lama of Tibet > On May 21, 2014, at 7:17 AM, Chris Bowditch <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hi Clay, > > I would imagine its expensive to do it, and not strictly necessary for FOP. > Note below, they say the budget is for widely used Apache projects. FOP is > fairly specialized. I image he was thinking of things like httpd and Open > Office in that statement. > > Thanks, > > Chris > >> On 20/05/2014 14:31, Clay Leeds wrote: >> I think it makes sense to trademark FOP & Batik. Thoughts? >> Cheers! >> >> Clay >> >> -- >> >> "My religion is simple. My religion is kindness." >> - HH The Dalai Lama of Tibet >> >> Begin forwarded message: >> >>> From: Shane Curcuru <[email protected]> >>> Date: May 19, 2014 at 6:55:54 PM PDT >>> To: [email protected] >>> Cc: Apache Brand Management <[email protected]> >>> Subject: PMCs interested in registering your trademark? >>> Reply-To: [email protected] >>> Reply-To: Apache Brand Management <[email protected]> >>> >>> (please reply-to trademarks@, and *not* to pmcs@) >>> >>> We have secured budget to register some active and widely used Apache >>> product names as registered trademarks in the US. Please let trademarks@ >>> know if your PMC is interested in pursuing this. Registering product names >>> has several benefits: >>> >>> - Reduces the risk of future conflicts, since most software vendors search >>> trademark registries before attempting to use a name. >>> >>> - Greatly improves our ability to police third party use of the name, since >>> most organizations understand what registered trademarks are and will >>> quickly comply with our requests. >>> >>> - Improves our ability to defend the name in the rare cases of a challenge, >>> usually only from aggressive companies in other first-to-file countries. >>> >>> All of these things help to ensure that the ASF can efficiently defend our >>> project brands and ensure that our projects can operate independently from >>> undue commercial influence. >>> >>> Note that PMCs will need to provide some historical project information, >>> and will need to update their website to use (R) instead of TM as well as >>> agree to be diligent about policing use of their name. Similarly, given >>> our budget there is a limit to the number and type of names we will be able >>> to register - we'd like to hear from any PMC that is interested in >>> registering, although we may not be able to actually register for every PMC >>> interested. >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> Reminder >>> -------- >>> >>> The board expects that PMCs will lead and actively manage their project's >>> brand with a similar care to how they manage their community and code. >>> Please be sure your PMC understands these links: >>> >>> PMC Branding Responsibilities >>> http://www.apache.org/foundation/marks/responsibility.html >>> >>> Apache Brand Use Reporting Guidelines >>> http://www.apache.org/foundation/marks/reporting.html >>> >>> Two useful sets of slides from ApacheCon NA 2014 >>> http://www.slideshare.net/shanecurcuru/policing-apachebranduse-scurcuruapachecon2014-33452407 >>> - for PMCs >>> >>> http://www.slideshare.net/shanecurcuru/supporting-apache-brands-while-making-a-profit-apachecon2014 >>> - for vendors and sponsors >>> >>> In particular, if any part of the brand policies aren't clear, please let >>> us know on trademarks@. The ASF is here to provide a happy home for >>> like-minded projects: we need PMCs to let us know how we can better >>> explanations or provide assistance with Apache-wide policies. >>> >>> Similarly, if any PMC has questions about how to monitor brand use, please >>> contact trademarks@ - especially for any questions that involve third >>> parties. Managing project brands is not like managing code: trademark law >>> is a very messy compiler, and changes in project branding and policies are >>> not something you can simply revert. >>> >>> Thanks! >>> >>> -- >>> - Shane Curcuru >>> Vice President, Brand Management >>> The Apache Software Foundation >>> http://www.apache.org/foundation/marks >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] >>> For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] > > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] > For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] >
