KDE Apps name trademarks

[Jonathan Riddell]

On Wed, 8 Jul 2020 at 17:51, Paul Brown <paul.brown at kde.org> wrote:

> > Should we add ™ next to the app names?
>
> I don't think putting TM next to the name is enough, though. IANAL, so
> take
> the following with a grain of salt: in my experience (I had to register
> several names of magazines back in the day) you always have to go through
> some
> registry office or another to confer any validity to you brand name. It is
> not
> hard and it is not expensive, but it is a bit of a hassle.
>

It is enough to put the TM symbol next to the names, this asserts an
unregistered trademark and is cost-free, bureaucracy-free and applies
internationally.

Jonathan
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