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Many of the established open source groups and foundations have trademark policy pages.  This is a partial listing; if you know of other trademark policy pages please add them
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Many of the established open source groups and foundations have trademark policy pages.  This is a partial listing; if you know of other trademark policy pages please add them.
  
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;Apache OpenOffice logo use guidelines
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:http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Logo_Usage_Guidelines
  
;http://www.apache.org/foundation/marks/
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;Apache Software Foundation official trademark policy
: Apache Software Foundation official trademark policy
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:http://www.apache.org/foundation/marks/
;http://www.perlfoundation.org/perl_trademark
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: trademark policy on "Perl" itself (i.e. the language)
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;ArchLinux Trademark Policy
;http://www.mozilla.org/foundation/trademarks/
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:https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/DeveloperWiki:TrademarkPolicy
: Nicely detailed about all Mozilla projs
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;http://www.python.org/psf/trademarks/
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;CAcert domain name policy
: the basics on "Python"
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:http://wiki.cacert.org/Domains
;http://chandlerproject.org/Projects/TrademarkUseGuidelines
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: very basics on "Chandler"
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;Chandler Project trademark use guidelines
;http://www.opensource.org/trademark
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:http://chandlerproject.org/Projects/TrademarkUseGuidelines
: OSI's own "approved license" mark
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;http://www.php.net/download-logos.php
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;Debian trademarks
: mostly just icon downloads of "PHP" mark
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:http://www.debian.org/trademark
;http://www.eclipse.org/legal/logo_guidelines.php
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: Eclipse Foundation holds trademark to most project names
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;The Document Foundation (LibreOffice) trademark policy
;http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Legal/TrademarkGuidelines
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:http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/TradeMark_Policy
: very detailed
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;http://linuxmark.org/
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;Eclipse Foundation for "Eclipse" and project names
: The Linux Foundation rules on "Linux"
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:http://www.eclipse.org/legal/logo_guidelines.php
;http://community.kde.org/Promo
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: Branding, events, and other KDE standards
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;Fedora Project trademark guidelines (very detailed)
;http://subversion.org/legal/trademark-policy.html
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:http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Legal/TrademarkGuidelines
: Since superceded by the ASF's policies when it became Apache Subversion
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;http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Trademark
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;FreeBSD Foundation Trademark Usage Terms and Conditions
: Controlled by SFC on behalf of Sugar Labs
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:http://www.freebsdfoundation.org/documents/Guidelines.shtml
;http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/TradeMark_Policy
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: LibreOffice is a registered mark; includes a services policy, and notes "Thus uses of the marks in a domain name or company name without explicit written permission from TDF are prohibited."
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;Gentoo Name and Logo Usage Guidelines
;http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Logo_Usage_Guidelines
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:http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/name-logo.xml
: specific guidelines about the AOO/OOo logo
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;Gnome Foundation Legal and Trademarks
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:http://www.gnome.org/foundation/legal-and-trademarks/
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;KDE branding, events and other standards
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:http://community.kde.org/Promo
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;Linux Foundation, Linux Trademark Institute
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:http://linuxmark.org/
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:http://www.linuxfoundation.org/about/linux-foundation-trademark-usage-guidelines
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;Linux 2.0 Penguins
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:http://www.isc.tamu.edu/~lewing/linux/
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;Magento License/Trademark FAQ
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:http://www.magentocommerce.com/license/
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;Mandriva Guidelines
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:http://wiki.mandriva.com/fr/uploads/9/9b/Charte_graphique_officielle.pdf
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;Mozilla Foundation trademark policy (nicely detailed)
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:http://www.mozilla.org/foundation/trademarks/
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;npm Trademark Policy
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:http://www.npmjs.com/policies/trademark
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;OpenJDK Trademark Notice
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:http://openjdk.java.net/legal/openjdk-trademark-notice.html
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;Open Source Initiative trademark and logo guidelines
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:http://www.opensource.org/trademark
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;OpenSourceMatters Joomla Trademark Policy
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:http://opensourcematters.org/index.php?Itemid=158
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;OpenSourceMatters Joomla Name and Logo Use
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:http://opensourcematters.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=86
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;OpenStack Trademark Policy
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:http://www.openstack.org/brand/openstack-trademark-policy/
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;OpenSUSE Trademark Guidelines
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:en.opensuse.org/images/5/51/OpenSUSE_Trademark_Guidelines.pdf
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;Perl Foundation (for Perl language)
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:http://www.perlfoundation.org/perl_trademark
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;PHP logo licensing and logo downloads
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:http://www.php.net/download-logos.php
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;Python Software Foundation trademark policy
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:http://www.python.org/psf/trademarks/
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;Scratch Trademark Policy
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:http://wiki.scratch.mit.edu/wiki/Scratch_1.4_Source_Code#Scratch_Trademark_Policy
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;Slackware Trademark Policy
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:http://www.slackware.com/trademark/trademark.php
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;Subversion; since superseded by ASF when it became Apache Subversion
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:http://subversion.org/legal/trademark-policy.html (returning 404?)
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;Sugar Labs trademark policy (controlled by SFC on behalf of Sugar Labs)
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:http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Trademark
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;WordPress Foundation Trademark Policy
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:http://wordpressfoundation.org/trademark-policy/
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;Ubuntu Trademark and Copyright Policy
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:http://www.ubuntu.com/aboutus/trademarkpolicy

Latest revision as of 23:57, 1 August 2014

Many of the established open source groups and foundations have trademark policy pages. This is a partial listing; if you know of other trademark policy pages please add them.

Apache OpenOffice logo use guidelines
http://wiki.services.openoffice.org/wiki/Logo_Usage_Guidelines
Apache Software Foundation official trademark policy
http://www.apache.org/foundation/marks/
ArchLinux Trademark Policy
https://wiki.archlinux.org/index.php/DeveloperWiki:TrademarkPolicy
CAcert domain name policy
http://wiki.cacert.org/Domains
Chandler Project trademark use guidelines
http://chandlerproject.org/Projects/TrademarkUseGuidelines
Debian trademarks
http://www.debian.org/trademark
The Document Foundation (LibreOffice) trademark policy
http://wiki.documentfoundation.org/TradeMark_Policy
Eclipse Foundation for "Eclipse" and project names
http://www.eclipse.org/legal/logo_guidelines.php
Fedora Project trademark guidelines (very detailed)
http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Legal/TrademarkGuidelines
FreeBSD Foundation Trademark Usage Terms and Conditions
http://www.freebsdfoundation.org/documents/Guidelines.shtml
Gentoo Name and Logo Usage Guidelines
http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/name-logo.xml
Gnome Foundation Legal and Trademarks
http://www.gnome.org/foundation/legal-and-trademarks/
KDE branding, events and other standards
http://community.kde.org/Promo
Linux Foundation, Linux Trademark Institute
http://linuxmark.org/
http://www.linuxfoundation.org/about/linux-foundation-trademark-usage-guidelines
Linux 2.0 Penguins
http://www.isc.tamu.edu/~lewing/linux/
Magento License/Trademark FAQ
http://www.magentocommerce.com/license/
Mandriva Guidelines
http://wiki.mandriva.com/fr/uploads/9/9b/Charte_graphique_officielle.pdf
Mozilla Foundation trademark policy (nicely detailed)
http://www.mozilla.org/foundation/trademarks/
npm Trademark Policy
http://www.npmjs.com/policies/trademark
OpenJDK Trademark Notice
http://openjdk.java.net/legal/openjdk-trademark-notice.html
Open Source Initiative trademark and logo guidelines
http://www.opensource.org/trademark
OpenSourceMatters Joomla Trademark Policy
http://opensourcematters.org/index.php?Itemid=158
OpenSourceMatters Joomla Name and Logo Use
http://opensourcematters.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=86
OpenStack Trademark Policy
http://www.openstack.org/brand/openstack-trademark-policy/
OpenSUSE Trademark Guidelines
en.opensuse.org/images/5/51/OpenSUSE_Trademark_Guidelines.pdf
Perl Foundation (for Perl language)
http://www.perlfoundation.org/perl_trademark
PHP logo licensing and logo downloads
http://www.php.net/download-logos.php
Python Software Foundation trademark policy
http://www.python.org/psf/trademarks/
Scratch Trademark Policy
http://wiki.scratch.mit.edu/wiki/Scratch_1.4_Source_Code#Scratch_Trademark_Policy
Slackware Trademark Policy
http://www.slackware.com/trademark/trademark.php
Subversion; since superseded by ASF when it became Apache Subversion
http://subversion.org/legal/trademark-policy.html (returning 404?)
Sugar Labs trademark policy (controlled by SFC on behalf of Sugar Labs)
http://wiki.sugarlabs.org/go/Trademark
WordPress Foundation Trademark Policy
http://wordpressfoundation.org/trademark-policy/
Ubuntu Trademark and Copyright Policy
http://www.ubuntu.com/aboutus/trademarkpolicy