<div dir="ltr"><br><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Wed, Sep 13, 2017 at 1:06 PM, Anita Graser <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:anitagraser@gmx.at" target="_blank">anitagraser@gmx.at</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:small">Hi Andreas,</div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote"><span class="gmail-">On Wed, Sep 13, 2017 at 12:08 PM, Andreas Neumann <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:a.neumann@carto.net" target="_blank">a.neumann@carto.net</a>></span> wrote:<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<p>Should we register both the name "QGIS" (as in a name string not
as in a logo) and the single logo with the "Q" - the grayscale
version of our colored "Q" as proposed - or the colored version?
We can't register different variations.</p><p></p></div></blockquote></span><div><div style="font-size:small">Seems like the lawyer thinks that registering a greyscale QGIS logo (not the Q alone) would be sufficient. I'd go with that. </div></div><div style="font-size:small"><br></div><div style="font-size:small">What do you mean with "<div style="display:inline"></div>as in a name string not as in a logo"? The lawyer wrote: "<div style="display:inline"></div>In this case, I would use a grayscale version of the color complete logo." I think "complete logo" refers to the logo that spells out QGIS.</div><span class="gmail-"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
<p>What does "using" the trademark mean in order to not loose it?
What exactly does it mean?</p></div></blockquote></span></div></div></div></blockquote><div><br></div><div>I think 'using' means publishing materials that make use the trademark. I think they are trying to prevent people 'parking' names and never using them. So we should have no problem in this regard.<br></div><div><br></div><div>Regards</div><div><br></div><div>Tim</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_extra"><div class="gmail_quote"><div><div style="font-size:small">I suggest asking the lawyer if presenting the trademark on our website, as we have done in the past, is enough.</div><br></div><div><div style="font-size:small">Regards,</div><div style="font-size:small">Anita</div><br></div><div><br></div><div> </div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div><div class="gmail-h5"><div bgcolor="#FFFFFF">
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<pre>Hi, sorry for not being responsive earlier, but it was the only really
really off week in my year so far.
There is no such a thing as registering variants. Usually one registers
a grayscale version, so they are able to change colors without losing a
bit of protection (you don't claim colors), but there is no way to have
different shapes. You can have several shapes and you might claim
protection also for part of it (that's not entirely to be taken for
granted), the same way when you register a logo and claim protection
also for the verbal part alone. But it is sort of a hack.
<div style="font-size:small;display:inline"></div>In this case, I would use a grayscale version of the color complete logo.
Mind that in order not to lose protection of the trademark, you should
use it. Not using the trademark for 5 years in a row can lead to
annulment for not use. In the States you are compelled to prove
continuous, non incospicuous use when you apply for renewal. In EU
that's not strictly necessary. Sometimes people register both the logo
and the name to be safer, but I regard it as frequently unnecessary.
Please instruct.
On 06/09/2017 11:22, Andreas Neumann wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Sounds good. There is no hurry.
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> One question that came up is what to do with logo variations. Our
> current logo variations are listed at
> <a class="gmail-m_-6452818197206219860gmail-m_691923194830346358moz-txt-link-freetext" href="http://www.qgis.org/en/site/getinvolved/styleguide.html" target="_blank">http://www.qgis.org/en/site/ge<wbr>tinvolved/styleguide.html</a> Most notably,
> there are the two variations where there is just the "Q" and then the
> full text "QGIS". And then there is the black and white version.
>
> So it would be good if you could look into what it means to register
> variations of the logo.
>
> Looking forward to hear again from you.
>
> Thanks and greetings,
>
> Andreas
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> On 05.09.2017 11:36, Simone Aliprandi wrote:
>> Perfect, Paolo.
>> However, as you know, for completing the trademark procedure I need
>> the collaboration of my colleague Carlo Piana (who is CC).
>> Carlo is now on holiday and he will be back next week.
>> So you have to wait a few days more.
>> Thanks very much. Bye, Simone
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>> Il 4 settembre 2017 08:27, Paolo Cavallini <a class="gmail-m_-6452818197206219860gmail-m_691923194830346358moz-txt-link-rfc2396E" href="mailto:cavallini@faunalia.it" target="_blank"><cavallini@faunalia.it></a> ha
>> scritto:
>>> Ciao Simone,
>>> it is probably better if you coordinate directly with our Treasurer,
>>> Andreas Neumann, in cc, for further work on this.
>>> All best wishes, and thanks.
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