On Mon, Aug 31, 2009 at 10:33 AM, Michael Schumacher <schumaml@xxxxxx> wrote:
Interesting -- I did a search for "Gimp trademark" and didn't find that. But is there any evidence that "Gimp" is actually trademarked? Unlike copyright, trademarks are not automatic -- they must be applied for and approved. They must also be actively defended in order to be enforceable.
-- Bill
Bill Skaggs wrote:Hm... http://wiki.gimp.org/gimp/TrademarkGuidelines
> To clarify the issue here, some names, such as "PhotoShop" and "Linux",
> are trademarked and require permission in order to be used. "Gimp",
> however, is not trademarked, so no permission is needed.
Interesting -- I did a search for "Gimp trademark" and didn't find that. But is there any evidence that "Gimp" is actually trademarked? Unlike copyright, trademarks are not automatic -- they must be applied for and approved. They must also be actively defended in order to be enforceable.
-- Bill
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