Apache OFBiz Project Trademarks and Branding

Hi Everyone

I’m currently doing some work around the project branding and have found out
that the official project name that has been trademarked is Apache OFBiz and
OFBiz.

The full list of Apache Trademarks can be found here
http://www.apache.org/foundation/marks/list/
<http://www.apache.org/foundation/marks/list/>

Although originally OFBiz was just an abbreviation for "Open for Business"
now OFBiz is the only official name of our project.

The words “Open For Business” have not been Apache trademarked. I think this
may have been because there are a range of existing organisations that use
these words as part of their description and also "The Open For Business
Project" is quite a long name and Apache projects tend to prefer short word
names.

So what does this mean? – Firstly I think we need to look at modifying our
official logo as this still includes the text "The Open For Business
Project". This logo is used in our website and also in all of our releases.

Then we will also need to do a full review of our website and wiki to
replace any references to "Open for Business" with OFBiz.

I also plan to do a review of OFBiz integrator / developer websites to
ensure that they include the correct attribution for Apache OFBiz and
associated trademarks.

Thanks
Sharan