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Practical Trademark Law For FOSS Projects

on YouTube 32m
Talkat FOSS Backstage 2022 · on Thursday, 2022-03-17· at 16:00· Stage 2· [open-source]

speakers

name:Malcolm Bain
links:none on file
name:Shane Curcuru
website:https://shanecurcuru.org/

resources

video:https://youtu.be/7WzzlF0KmAg
slides:none on file

summary

Trademark is brand not code: registration gives a territorial monopoly for specific goods, costs a few hundred dollars in many countries and takes three months to three years to grant; common‑law rights exist in the US. Practical steps: use names consistently and trademark symbols, run a USPTO and TMview search before naming, adopt a simple policy (copy model trademark guidelines), allow plugin naming like “Zebra plugin for Apache Camel,” organize community policing of misuse, and avoid suing — negotiation and technical/community leverage usually work.

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chapters (12)

  1. 0:00Intro
  2. 2:05Practical trademark law
  3. 2:45Practical questions
  4. 3:08Consistent marks
  5. 3:59Reputation
  6. 5:19Policing your trademark
  7. 6:56Registrations
  8. 9:08Dont go to court
  9. 12:05Trademark resources
  10. 15:22Infringement
  11. 22:56Choosing a name
  12. 25:10TMView

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