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Bug 550912

Summary:	[trademark] Trademark approval required for Eclipse IoT packages
Product:	Community	Reporter:	Cydnie Smith <cydnie.smith>
Component:	EMO Approvals	Assignee:	Eclipse Management Organization <emo>
Status:	RESOLVED FIXED	QA Contact:
Severity:	normal
Priority:	P3	CC:	carsten.lohmann, jreimann, sharon.macdonald, wayne.beaton
Version:	unspecified
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Windows 10
Whiteboard:
Bug Depends on:
Bug Blocks:	550910

Description Cydnie Smith

2019-09-09 13:14:10 EDT

We need to secure the trademark for the project name.

Name(s): Eclipse  IoT Packages
Project proposal: https://projects.eclipse.org/proposals/eclipse-iot-packages

Project lead(s), if the name of your project has been used by you or your company, and/or if there are any domain names associated with this project that must be transfered to the Eclipse Foundation, please complete the Trademark and Domain Name Transfer Agreement [1] and send a scanned copy to trademarks@eclipse-foundation.org.

EMO IP Team, please initiate a trademark search/transfer.

[1] https://www.eclipse.org/legal/Trademark_Transfer_Agreement.pdf

Comment 1 Sharon Macdonald

2019-09-11 08:09:04 EDT

Once the Project team confirms either:  (a) no prior use of the name Eclipse IOT Packages either in a registered or unregistered capacity; or (b) completes the Trademark Transfer Agreement and Domain name transfer, and returns it to us, the project name Eclipse IOT Packages is approved.

Please let me know if you have any questions.

Thanks,

Sharon

Comment 2 Jens Reimann

2019-09-11 08:15:31 EDT

Just to be sure (maybe it doesn't make any difference, just to be extra sure) the proper name would be "Eclipse IoT Packages" (vs "Eclipse IOT Packages").

I guess a) is what would apply … not sure what you exactly need, and who needs to provide that. I personally don't have any claims on the name.

Comment 3 Sharon Macdonald

2019-09-11 08:22:50 EDT

Hi Jens,

The name can be written either way. Please use it in the way that the project prefers.

As for the prior use we just need to determine if another company or project or person has been using this name previously in case there is a registered or common law trademark claim to the name. In this case I don't think that this scenario applies.

Thanks,
Sharon M.