In the past few weeks, I’ve come across more and more websites which are in clear violation of the WordPress trademark, namely the domain requirements as outlined here. The simple thing to do when creating a website centered around WordPress is not to have the full name as part of the domain name. For example, fanofwordpress.com. Instead, it should be fanofwp.com. That’s not all that’s trademarked though as the WordPress logo is also registered.
Trademarked WordPress Logo
The description of the visual trademark according to the United Stats Patent and Trademark Office is as follows:
26.01.17 – Circles, two concentric; Concentric circles, two; Two concentric circles
26.01.21 – Circles that are totally or partially shaded.
26.17.13 – Letters or words underlined and/or overlined by one or more strokes or lines; Overlined words or letters; Underlined words or letters
If you need an official logo to use, this page on the WordPress.org website has quite a […]
Original post by Jeff Chandler
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