Re: [council] #62: Fedora Security: possible trademark violation

[Josh Berkus]

Council,

Whether or not Fedora Security is a trademark violation is a question
for an attorney.

If it is (and it certainly looks like it to me given the logo), my
assessment is that the Fedora Security company is a 3-4 person
independant consulting shop, and possibly no longer in business.  As
such, a single C&D letter is all that should be required.

On 07/14/2016 04:45 PM, council wrote:
> #62: Fedora Security: possible trademark violation
> -------------------+-----------------------------
>  Reporter:  potty  |     Owner:  potty
>    Status:  new    |  Priority:  normal
> Component:  Legal  |  Keywords:  legal, trademark
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>  Hello Council!
>
> Abdel, from Panama is writing.
>
> There is a website called Fedora Security [1] which is not related to the
>  Fedora Security Lab [2]. As I understand from the Trademark Guidelines
>  [3], it is a violation. Quote: "Fedora®, the Fedora word design, the
>  Infinity design logo, Fedora Remix, and the Fedora Remix word design,
>  '''either separately or in combination''', are hereinafter referred to as
>  "Fedora Trademarks" and are trademarks of Red Hat, Inc."
>
> Correct me if I am wrong.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Regards!
>
> Reference:
>  [1] http://fedorasecurity.com
>  [2] https://labs.fedoraproject.org/en/security/
>  [3]
>  https://fedoraproject.org/wiki/Legal:Trademark_guidelines?rd=Legal/Trademark...

[council] #62: Fedora Security: possible trademark violation

[Josh Boyer]

On Fri, Jul 15, 2016 at 12:49 PM, Josh Berkus  wrote:
> Council,
>
> Whether or not Fedora Security is a trademark violation is a question
> for an attorney.

The Council is tasked with resolving trademark issues, and we consult
Red Hat legal when necessary.
> If it is (and it certainly looks like it to me given the logo), my
> assessment is that the Fedora Security company is a 3-4 person
> independant consulting shop, and possibly no longer in business.  As
> such, a single C&D letter is all that should be required.

We tend to avoid C&D letters from the start, because they're extremely
formal and confrontational.  We've had success starting with simple
conversation.

josh