On 09/03/14 08:26 PM, Always Learning wrote: > >> On Sun, Mar 9, 2014 at 5:12 PM, Pouar <thepouar at gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> I'm thinking of creating a project based on JBoss EAP the same way >>> CentOS does with RHEL. Obviously I can't call it JBoss EAP so I thought >>> I could call it CentAP, for Community Enterprise Application Platform. >>> Will this infringe on the Red Hat and/or CentOS trademarks? > > On Sun, 2014-03-09 at 18:06 -0400, SilverTip257 wrote: >> >> Given the recent discussion in the thread below [0], you probably shouldn't >> name it as such. >> >> Unless your "spin/project" becomes an official variant. >> Read Johnny's response (URL below) and respond back if you have any >> questions. >> >> >> [0] http://lists.centos.org/pipermail/centos/2014-February/141070.html > > So Centipede is OK, since it is distinctive different from Centos but > CentAP infringes. > > How about CentsAPP or Centsapp ? That won't infringe. Centipede, as a technical thing/program, looks to be fine: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centipede_(disambiguation) Personally, I would: a) Not use Cent* b) Ask a trademark lawyer -- Digimer Papers and Projects: https://alteeve.ca/w/ What if the cure for cancer is trapped in the mind of a person without access to education?