Re: [libreplanet-discuss] GPL for physical object

[Adonay Felipe Nogueira]

Important note: I'm not a lawyer.

Trademarks aren't a problem, the problem comes from the trademark
*policy*. As an example, we have Mozilla's which limits or forbids
selling copies of the original software (the trademark policy given as
example might also have other problems that I'm unaware of).

Although I don't know what you mean by "releasing the trademark under
the GPL".

Perhaps there are lawyers that might be able to help. I don't know if
these have lawyers, but it's worth mentioning:

- Software Freedom Conservancy: <https://sfconservancy.org/>.
- Software Freedom Law Center: <https://www.softwarefreedom.org/>.

Also, the last one has an interesting guide that talks about trademarks:
<https://www.softwarefreedom.org/resources/2017/ancillary-rights.html>.

Julian Daich <julian.daich@freecomputerlabs.org> writes:

> Hi,
>
> I am working on a medical device and plan to release it under the GPL,
> most probably the AGPL. I know that is possible to have the design the
> design under the GPL, but for the physical object the situation is
> more complex. I think about make a trademark that will cover the
> decorative features and releasing the trademark under the GPL. Should
> be possible? Have somebody try that?
>
> Best,
>
> Julian
>
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