[theme-reviewers] Question about guidelines - Trademark

[Emil Uzelac]

one could be yes, but that's why it's always good idea to look for the
license before anything else


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On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 8:28 PM, Angelo Bertolli
<angelo.bertolli at gmail.com>wrote:

> Is the design trademarked somehow?  Trademark refers only to registered
> trademarks that might confuse people as to the brand of something, or
> represent an endorsement of a product.
>
>
> Daniel Fenn wrote:
>
>> That was regarding the use of phpBB in it (theme) name, and not the
>> design as far as I recall.
>>
>> Can someone please tell me how I search this list?
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Dec 21, 2011 at 11:03 AM, Emil Uzelac<emil at themeid.com>  wrote:
>>
>>> didn't you e-mail the list while ago when you mentioned that the creator
>>> of
>>> phpBB doesn't mind that, if so I think you're fine, there was a fwd
>>> e-mail
>>> from him, or something similar that I could remember
>>>
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>>> Emil Uzelac | ThemeID | T: 224-444-0006 | Twitter: @EmilUzelac | E:
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>>> Make everything as simple as possible, but not simpler. - Albert Einstein
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> On Tue, Dec 20, 2011 at 5:52 PM, Daniel Fenn<danielx386 at gmail.com>
>>>  wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> Hello all,
>>>>
>>>> I have a question about the quote below:
>>>>
>>>> "Trademark
>>>>
>>>>    Themes MUST NOT clone the design of past or present web site.
>>>> Themes that clone non-website designs will be considered on a
>>>> case-by-case basis."
>>>>
>>>> My theme, propress is a theme based on the default theme used in phpBB
>>>> along with a page in the admin area to allow people to set it so that
>>>> it look the same as their phpBB based forum.
>>>>
>>>> Would I be breaking the rules regarding this?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
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