Overall, if you name with a "Palm" in it, I personally believe you are
compormising your own product. Doing this is a throwback to early Macintosh
software (e.g. MacWrite, MacPaint, MacDraw, MacSchedule, MacPlaymate --
let's not get started on this one!) where it noted that the software was
intended for the platform. Apple liked this since it promoted the platform.
However, Palm does not see a need to promote the brand via third party
software titles.
However, if you make up your own trademark, you can build your own brand and
just lable it as "XYZ for PalmOS" in the product name. We here do this by
building our brand name "Datastick" which in fact pre-dates Palm by several
years. Thus one of our software titles is "Datastick Connection for
PalmOS".
Doing something like this will have you build your own IP and give you your
own brand and market legs instead of dragging on the coattails of Palm.
Steve
>From: "John J. Corelli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: "Palm Developer Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>To: "Palm Developer Forum" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: RE: Can Palm Inc own the word "Palm" ?
>Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2001 14:14:19 -0700
>
>From the actual document to which Brian was referring:
>
>"Trademark Guidelines for Solution Providers"
>
>"Naming Your Product or Company
>To ensure the protection of our branding eff o rts, we have imposed the
>follow-ing
>guidelines on the usage of Palm brand identities. You may not use Palm,
>Palm OS, HotSync technology, or any other Palm trademark as part of your
>own company name, product name, or as part of the brand name of your
>company's product."
>
>So, I guess that even though you might not be getting an explicit email
>from
>Palm Inc.
>regarding your use of the word 'Palm' in your product or company, the above
>paragraph makes
>it pretty clear that you cannot.
>
>John
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Brian
>Mathis
>Sent: Tuesday, July 10, 2001 3:39 PM
>To: Palm Developer Forum
>Subject: Re: Can Palm Inc own the word "Palm" ?
>
>I strongly suggest that anyone reading this thread go directly to the
>Marketing Area in the resource pavilion on PalmOS.com. This topic is
>covered extensively from the official source.
>
>Please do not infer or assume anything when we have the information
>available to us directly from the horse's mouth.
>
>--
>Brian Mathis
>Direct Edge
>http://www.directedge.com
>
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