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That's not true, will address in court. They made up a lot of things in this.
by photomatt 2y ago
That's not true, will address in court. They made up a lot of things in this.
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- rideontime 2y agoIs there any practical difference between transferring ownership of the trademark to Automattic vs. granting them an exclusive license that they're able to sublicense?
- duskwuff 2y agoThe only major difference I can think of would be that the license to A8C could be revocable. But that doesn't make any practical difference, especially since A8C / WPOrg have a hand-in-glove relationship.
- batuhanicoz 2y agoAs I understand it, WordPress Foundation's board can revoke the license if Automattic is no longer a good custodian of the brand. It makes sure even if Automattic is no longer in good hands, the Foundation can protect the WordPress brand from Automattic. (I work at Automattic but did not specifically checked the details of the trademark agreement)
- rideontime 2y agoThe lawsuit asserts pretty vehemently that it's "irrevocable."
- cdolan 2y agoIt quite literally states in the document that the trademark is irrevocable
- rideontime 2y agoWhich document are you referring to?
- ValentineC 2y agoHave a look at the trademark assignment document filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office: https://tsdr.uspto.gov/caseviewer/assignments?caseId=78826734&docIndex=0&searchprefix=sn#docIndex=0 https://tsdr.uspto.gov/caseviewer/assignments?caseId=7882673...
- rideontime 2y agoThanks! I read plenty of patents and lawsuits but haven't had to look up a trademark before.
- jonnypants83 2y agoas I understand it the foundation board is matt and two people matt chose.