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trademarks
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Open Source Hardware Basics - OSHWA Certification certification.oshwa.org 3 facts
claimProducers of hardware based on someone else's design should not use any trademarks owned by the original designer in a way that implies a relationship between the new product and the original designer.
claimHardware developers are recommended to trademark their branding to identify the hardware that originates from them.
claimBranding and trademarks are not part of the requirements for hardware to be considered open source.
Open-source license - Wikipedia en.wikipedia.org 3 facts
claimTrademarks are the only form of intellectual property not shared by free and open-source software, and they function the same as any other trademark by identifying the distinct source of a product.
claimOpen-source and free content projects are vulnerable to "hostile takeovers" if outside parties file for trademarks on derivative works.
referenceIntellectual property (IP) is a legal category that treats creative output as property, allowing owners to sell, lease, gift, or license their properties, and is covered by laws including trademarks, patents, and copyrights.
Open Hardware Licenses - The Turing Way book.the-turing-way.org 2 facts
procedureFor open source hardware projects that include brand logos or trademarks, it is advisable to include 'clean' versions of the hardware (without branding) in the open source documentation to ensure that recreations or distributions do not contain the original branding without explicit permission.
procedureIf branding and trademarks are relevant to an open source hardware project, the project owner should apply for and obtain certifications from the appropriate government authorities.
Open Hardware Licenses - P2P Foundation Wiki wiki.p2pfoundation.net Jun 17, 2015 1 fact
claimTrademarks are not covered by open source licenses and remain the property of the creator, serving as a tool to protect a brand identity even when the underlying hardware design is open source.
Governance of open source software: state of the art - Springer Nature link.springer.com Jun 9, 2007 1 fact
claimNon-profit foundations associated with open source projects typically manage donations of money and hardware, uphold copyright licenses such as the GPL, and protect trademarks and brand names.