Trademark
Serial Wombat is a registered trademark of Broadwell Consulting Inc in the United States.
We frequently receive questions about the usage of our trademark in a number of different applications. In order to support the Serial Wombat community to make fair use of our name, we have gathered general information on this page. You can also contact us with specific questions or concerns.
It is a common misunderstanding that since Serial Wombat technology is open source, the name can also be used freely, but that is not the case. Anyone is allowed to copy and to further develop an Serial Wombat open source hardware design into their own product as long as they use their own brand name and logo for this product.
The Serial Wombat software may be further developed and redistributed according to the included open source software licence. Sale of derivative software or its inclusion in commercial products is not prohibited, but it may require modifications in order to be open sourced under the same license. Also concerning software derivatives, the Serial Wombat trademark should not be used in the name or logotype.
The open source community is a great contributor in sharing knowledge and awareness about projects. We are happy and thankful for the support from the community and we welcome initiatives such as courses, books, blogs, events and exhibitions. Just pay attention to the details in the trademark usage guide outlined below.
You may
Use the words Serial Wombat (or any other Serial Wombat wordmark when referring to or describing an Serial Wombat product.
Use the word Serial Wombat (or any other wordmark being a trademark of Serial Wombat) to indicate that a third party product is compatible with or based on Serial Wombat technology.
In these cases the Serial Wombat trademark should follow a referential phrase such as “compatible with”, “for” or “with”.
You may not
Use a Serial Wombat trademark as part of a company name or logo.
Use a Serial Wombat trademark on a third party product.
Use a Serial Wombat trademark in a domain name for a web page of commercial character.
Use a Serial Wombat trademark in a way that creates a false impression that your product or business is endorsed, sponsored by or associated with the Serial Wombat project or Broadwell Consulting Inc.
Manufacture, sell or give away merchandise goods bearing a Serial Wombat trademark.
Use a Serial Wombat trademark on trade shows or events without prior consent by Broadwell Consulting Inc.
Use a name or logo which is so similar to a Serial Wombat Trademark that it may confuse or mislead people into thinking that your business, products or services is official Serial Wombat or made in association with Broadwell Consulting Inc.
Use Case Table
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Use Case |
Serial Wombat name |
Logo |
Community logo |
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When referring to an Serial Wombat product |
yes |
yes |
no |
|
In the name of a third-party product |
no |
no |
no |
|
In the product description of a third-party product that is compatible with Serial Wombat |
Yes, if using a referential phrase like "compatible with Serial Wombat" |
no |
no |
|
Selling an official Serial Wombat product |
yes |
yes |
no |
|
In the name or logo of a third party company |
no |
no |
no |
|
In the name or logo of an online store |
no |
no |
no |
|
In a domain name |
no |
no |
Yes, if part of a community group domain |
|
On merchandise goods |
no |
no |
yes |
|
In relation to events |
Only with consent of Broadwell Consulting Inc. |
Only with consent of Broadwell Consulting Inc. |
yes |
|
In a community social media group |
Yes, as part of a name which clearly indicates the group is a community initiative |
no |
yes |
|
In the title or as an identification of a publication (article, book, blog...) |
Yes, as part of name |
no |
Yes, if non commercial |
|
In the content of a publication (article, book, blog...) |
yes |
Yes, when needed for explanatory or descriptive reasons |
yes |
|
To identify non commercial content or activity |
Yes, as part of name |
no |
yes |
Copyright Notice
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