Liferay Trademark Policy

We recently posted a description of our trademark policy to help the community more easily understand the proper use of Liferay trademarks. There are two categories of use defined within the policy: Permitted Use and Restricted Use. Permitted Use is available for use cases when applied in manners described below and does not require approval from Liferay, Inc. Restricted Use cases, on the other hand, require approval from Liferay, Inc.

This policy is a simple description of the rights of Liferay, Inc. as the owner of the registration. But it also represents our strategy to enable the entire community. In other words, Liferay is not only open source but also open community. Our intention is to foster the advancement of web technology for the betterment of the Liferay community. Open source allows the community to access the source code, to understand how it works, and to allow the integration, expansion, and advancement of the core. Open Community allows an enormous number of individuals and organizations to participate in the strategy and development of the technology and its ecosystem. If you use, contribute to, or design for Liferay, you are a part of the community. Liferay trademarks allow a way for everyone who is a part of the community to understand if something meets the quality and approval of the entire community. Liferay, as the owner and mentor of the trademarks, has developed this policy to benefit us all.

The policy defines these four reasons for protecting how the trademarks are used:

• To ensure the continued growth and use of Liferay-based or ancillary products.
• To avoid confusion on the part of the community and the general public regarding the official connection between Liferay, Inc. or the official community and any product, service, meeting, or other use of the term "Liferay."
• To maintain the value and reputation of the Liferay brand and trademark.
• To protect the community from improper or unauthorized use.

More simply stated, we are striking the balance of wanting people to be involved in the community while having to enforce the proper use of the trademarks so as to properly maintain the goodwill developed by the community. More details are available at <http://www.liferay.com/trademark>; please submit any questions to [e-mail]. We hope this policy is simple to understand and ultimately helps us to grow as a community.