We need to link to Quantum GIS on a major official website. My legal department asks me if "Quantum GIS" is trademarked. Is it?
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2Check out the website under about.– lewisCommented Jan 31, 2013 at 15:27
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6@lewis why not answering the question if you know it?– q9fCommented Jan 31, 2013 at 15:50
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1Thanks Lewis, while the about page does mention the origin of the name, it currently says nothing about whether it is trademarked or not. Right?– SatriCommented Jan 31, 2013 at 16:28
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I reply below Satri– lewisCommented Feb 1, 2013 at 14:08
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More open source projects are registering their names to protect them, see the example of issues surrounding Firefox: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_Firefox#Naming– scwCommented Feb 6, 2013 at 20:59
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The phrase, "Quantum GIS", is not found in the US Trademark electronic search.
Trademark status is not mentioned on the Quantum GIS website, nor is,
a trademark symbol nor statement used in the documentation.
The OSGeo website does have two trademark-related pages, but they only mention various OSGeo and FOSS trademarks.
You might check the archives of the mailing lists, particularly the project steering committee.
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This is a bit dated QGIS is now trademarked in the EU. gis.stackexchange.com/a/116719/6052 Commented Nov 29, 2016 at 19:38
Their wiki discusses how to cite the software
Cite the QGIS project in general
Quantum GIS Development Team, <YEAR>. Quantum GIS Geographic Information System. Open Source Geospatial Foundation Project. http://qgis.osgeo.org
answered Jan 31, 2013 at 18:55
Yes, QGIS is now trademarked, see https://www.qgis.org/en/site/getinvolved/governance/trademark/index.html for more details.
Previous answer: No it is not yet trademarked.
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1Tim, you say "not yet", does that mean you (plural) intend to undertake that at some point? Commented Feb 1, 2013 at 17:25
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1@mattwilkie We are planning to get at least an EU trademark on the name QGIS (Quantum GIS now no longer being the official name of the project). Unfortunately we do not have the financial power to obtain a world-wide trademark. Commented Oct 3, 2013 at 20:00
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1now is a Trademark: oami.europa.eu/eSearch/#details/trademarks/012702643 Commented Oct 8, 2014 at 17:01
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1beloging to QGIS community: qgis.org/en/site/getinvolved/governance/trademark/index.html Commented Oct 8, 2014 at 17:01
Please note: QGIS name and logo are now under trademark http://www.qgis.org/en/site/getinvolved/governance/trademark/index.html
Because I like to encourage research, however, I take your point. My research indicates that the answer can be gleaned from the documentation.
"This document is the original user guide of the described software Quantum GIS. The software and hardware described in this document are in most cases registered trademarks and are therefore subject to the legal requirements. Quantum GIS is subject to the GNU General Public License. Find more information on the Quantum GIS Homepage"
