On Mon, Jun 27, 2016 at 2:34 AM, Jörg Schmidt <[email protected]> wrote:
> Hello, > > In the AOO-Logo (for example see in the Header of the site > http://www.openoffice.org/) the trademark labeling is: > > Apache OpenOffice™ > > But on site http://www.apache.org/foundation/marks/list/ i can read this: > > "APACHE® is registered in Australia, Norway, Switzerland, Japan, Brazil, > and is pending in other countries, as our house mark symbolizing our high > quality community-led, volunteer built software products provided for the > public good. > > [...] > > OPENOFFICE®, OPENOFFICE.ORG® and the gull logo are registered or pending > in Canada, the EU/CTM, Israel, the US, and other countries, for our widely > popular suite of office productivity applications, including Writer, Calc, > Impress, Draw, and more." > > > So my question is: > what is the correctly labeling of Apache OpenOffice (in Germany and > Europe)? > > Apache OpenOffice™? > > Apache® OpenOffice™? > > Apache® OpenOffice®? > > Or a different notation? > > > > Greetings, > Jörg > Good questions. In the US, there is a differentiation between the use of the "TM" symbol, for common-use terms, and the "R" symbol for registered trademarks. For "Apache OpenOffice", the product, you should use: Apache OpenOffice™ In this case the complete product name, Apache OpenOffice, is a common use trademark. The ASF has applied for a registered trademark of OpenOffice, formerly held by Sun//Oracle. When that is complete, we will be able to use: Apache OpenOffice® -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- MzK "Time spent with cats is never wasted." -- Sigmund Freud
