On 2020-07-09 13:14, Jonathan Riddell wrote:
On Wed, 8 Jul 2020 at 17:51, Paul Brown <paul.br...@kde.org> wrote:
Should we add ™ next to the app names?
I don't think putting TM next to the name is enough, though. IANAL,
so take
the following with a grain of salt: in my experience (I had to
register
several names of magazines back in the day) you always have to go
through some
registry office or another to confer any validity to you brand name.
It is not
hard and it is not expensive, but it is a bit of a hassle.
It is enough to put the TM symbol next to the names, this asserts an
unregistered trademark and is cost-free, bureaucracy-free and applies
internationally.
You might be able to do that, but as soon as you start to try to keep
people
from using the names, the cost-free, bureaucracy-free and layer free
zone ends.
I really don't think we should start this.
We would need to draft some TM use policy, too.
e.g., would the normal distro be able to use the name? Or only if we
like
the package? Is it allowed for others to upload the stuff somewhere cost
free?
e.g. see the https://chocolatey.org/packages/kate package, is that ok?
or not?
Better promote our own offerings better and be done.
(naturally only my personal opinion)
Greetings
Christoph
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