> If you were using the InterBase name to market or sell any
> InterBase related
> product, in strict terms you were already in violation of trademark law,
> assuming that the InterBase trademark had been registered and
> maintained in
> your country.

I don't know whether IB has been registered in my country, but given the
very low profile of the local representatives, I'm not sure they did such
move.

> All this does is carry foward the existing trademark restrictions in a
> Public License. It means that no-one can use the InterBase name for a
> product, or derivative product, or larger work without Inprise's
> permission.

Well, now to be sure: does it affect the use of the words INTERBASE and IB
in my free tech site?

> In terms of the Powered By InterBase logo, that should be OK,
> because it was
> made publically available a long time ago with the express intention of
> people using it to market their products that used InterBase or a Website
> that was run on InterBase.

Ok, that was another doubt, but seems that BorPrise added another
requirement: «All advertising materials mentioning features or use of the
covered Code must display the following acknowledgement: "This product
includes software developed by Inprise Corporation."

In this context, using the Powered by IB logo does qualify as advertising
material?

Sorry for being reiterative, but legal issues are really thorny.
Maybe I should use the phoenix logo instead?

C.

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> Paul Beach
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> InterBase Software Corporation
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Claudio Valderrama C. <cvalde@...>
> To: <IBDI@egroups.com>
> Sent: Wednesday, July 26, 2000 8:55 AM
> Subject: [IBDI] Amendment
>
>
> > I need an explanation of this amendment, please!
> > Does it affect tools like Interbase Workbench, for example? I assume the
> > POWERED BY IB logo can be used. Should I put II.1 at the top of my site,
> > too?
> >
> > C.
> >
> > AMENDMENTS
> > I. Inprise and logo. This License does not grant any rights to use the
> > trademarks "Inprise'', "InterBase," "Java" or "JavaScript" even if such
> > marks are included in the Original Code or Modifications.
> > II. Trademark Usage.
> > II.1. Advertising Materials. All advertising materials
> mentioning features
> > or use of the covered Code must display the following acknowledgement:
> "This
> > product includes software developed by Inprise Corporation. "
> > II.2. Endorsements. The names "Inprise," "InterBase," "ISC,"
> and "IB" must
> > not be used to endorse or promote Contributor Versions or Larger Works
> > without the prior written permission of Inprise.
> > II.3. Product Names. Contributor Versions and Larger Works may not be
> called
> > "Inprise" or "InterBase" nor may the words "Inprise" or
> "InterBase" appear
> > in their names without the prior written permission of Inprise
> Corporation.
> >
> > C.
> > ---------
> > Claudio Valderrama C.
> > Ingeniero en Informática - Consultor independiente
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> >
> >
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