[Marketing] Trademark Policy

[Michael P. Gerlek]

I think I was probably the one to originally write that text -- at the time, as I recall, I/we just wanted to be clear what our name was and was not.  If "OSGeo Foundation" is actually being used, and we don't feel it dilutes in any way from the main two names [which I don't think it does, for myself], then by all means we should change the page.

-mpg


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> From: marketing-bounces at lists.osgeo.org [mailto:marketing-
> bounces at lists.osgeo.org] On Behalf Of Seven (aka Arnulf)
> Sent: Monday, June 28, 2010 4:52 AM
> To: board at lists.osgeo.org; marketing
> Subject: [Marketing] Trademark Policy
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> Folks,
> we explicitly exclude the name "OSGeo Foundation" from our trademarks
> guidelines [1].
> 
> "OSGeo's trademarks should be used in their exact form, including
> capitalization -- neither abbreviated nor combined with any other word
> or words (e.g. "OSGeo" rather than "osgeo" or "OS GEO", "Open Source
> Geospatial Foundation" rather than "OSGeo Foundation", etc)."
> 
> I suggest to simply remove "Open Source Geospatial Foundation" rather
> than "OSGeo Foundation".
> 
> "OSGeo Foundation" is already broadly used to differentiate from Local
> Chapters, it seems to make sense and so it is silly to forbid it here.
> 
> On the same isse I suggest to add "OSGeo Foundation" to our list of
> trademarks (same page right above):
> 
> The OSGeo trademarks include:
> * the name The Open Source Geospatial Foundation
> * the name OSGeo
> * the name OSGeo.org
> * the name OSGeo Foundation
> * the OSGeo compass logo
> 
> We sh/could also add "FOSS4G", which is another (and probably most
> revenue-related) trademark that we have. Adding this  trademark to our
> list does not affect / prevent other existing communities to use it
> (foremost the Japanese LCs come to my mind) but it is one of our
> trademarks so we might as well reference it.
> 
> If there are any issues with this please let these lists know before
> this Thursday Boad Meeting.
> 
> Thanks,
> Arnulf.
> 
> [1] http://www.osgeo.org/trademark_guidelines
> 
> - --
> Arnulf Christl
> 
> Exploring Space, Time and Mind
> http://arnulf.us
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