Hi Everyone I’m currently doing some work around the project branding and have found out that the official project name that has been trademarked is Apache OFBiz and OFBiz.
The full list of Apache Trademarks can be found here http://www.apache.org/foundation/marks/list/ <http://www.apache.org/foundation/marks/list/> Although originally OFBiz was just an abbreviation for "Open for Business" now OFBiz is the only official name of our project. The words “Open For Business” have not been Apache trademarked. I think this may have been because there are a range of existing organisations that use these words as part of their description and also "The Open For Business Project" is quite a long name and Apache projects tend to prefer short word names. So what does this mean? – Firstly I think we need to look at modifying our official logo as this still includes the text "The Open For Business Project". This logo is used in our website and also in all of our releases. Then we will also need to do a full review of our website and wiki to replace any references to "Open for Business" with OFBiz. I also plan to do a review of OFBiz integrator / developer websites to ensure that they include the correct attribution for Apache OFBiz and associated trademarks. Thanks Sharan -- View this message in context: http://ofbiz.135035.n4.nabble.com/Apache-OFBiz-Project-Trademarks-and-Branding-tp4661054.html Sent from the OFBiz - User mailing list archive at Nabble.com.
