Thanks Wayne and Mike, I’m not aware of TeX ever being trademarked and a search[1] only revealed a very old LaTeX logo. I found some information[2] indicating that using a TeX-derivative logo be OK for TeX related software. I’ll try to find someone that can give an authoritative answer.
[1] http://tmsearch.uspto.gov [2] https://tex.stackexchange.com/questions/30326/is-tex-as-word-and-logo-a-trade-mark Best regards, Torkild > 14. sep. 2017 kl. 22:59 skrev Mike Milinkovich > <[email protected]>: > > > FWIW, I don't think these meets the bar of being a derivative. But a do share > Wayne's concern about possibly infringing TeX's mark. > > Mike Milinkovich > [email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]> > (m) +1.613.220.3223 > Please note new email address. > > On Sep 14, 2017, at 4:51 PM, Wayne Beaton > <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > >> In general, no approval is required for a project logo. >> >> Board of Directors approval is required, however, for logos that incorporate >> the Eclipse Logo, or otherwise derive from it [1]. I'm not quite sure >> whether or not this logo can be considered derivative; I'm thinking that the >> use of similar colours is just evocative of it. I'll leave it to you to make >> the call. >> >> Please make sure that the logo isn't violating anybody else's trademark >> usage guidelines. Does TeX have any restrictions on how their logo can be >> used? >> >> HTH, >> >> Wayne >> >> [1] https://www.eclipse.org/legal/logo_guidelines.php#ProperEclipse >> <https://www.eclipse.org/legal/logo_guidelines.php#ProperEclipse> >> >> On Thu, Sep 14, 2017 at 3:50 PM, Torkild U. Resheim <[email protected] >> <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: >> Hi, >> >> I’ve been searching and reading the Project Handbook for information on the >> proper procedure to have a project logo approved, but could not find >> anything of use. We have created a logo[1] for Eclipse TeXlipse that we >> would like to have approved. >> >> [1] https://github.com/eclipse/texlipse/issues/35 >> <https://github.com/eclipse/texlipse/issues/35> >> >> Best regards, >> Torkild >> (Eclipse TeXlipse project lead) >> >> _______________________________________________ >> incubation mailing list >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> To change your delivery options, retrieve your password, or unsubscribe from >> this list, visit >> https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/incubation >> <https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/incubation> >> >> >> >> >> -- >> Wayne Beaton >> Director of Open Source Projects >> The Eclipse Foundation >> _______________________________________________ >> incubation mailing list >> [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> >> To change your delivery options, retrieve your password, or unsubscribe from >> this list, visit >> https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/incubation >> <https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/incubation> > _______________________________________________ > incubation mailing list > [email protected] > To change your delivery options, retrieve your password, or unsubscribe from > this list, visit > https://dev.eclipse.org/mailman/listinfo/incubation
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