Resolution: New Trademark Policy
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This proposal has been approved by the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees. It may not be circumvented, eroded, or ignored by Wikimedia Foundation officers or staff nor local policies of any Wikimedia project. Please note that in the event of any differences in meaning or interpretation between the original English version of this content and a translation, the original English version takes precedence. |
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This resolution was passed at the February 1, 2014 meeting of the Board of Trustees. |
Resolved that the Board of Trustees approves the updated Trademark Policy, as presented by the Wikimedia Foundation's General Counsel. This policy was created after a thorough and wide-ranging consultation with the Wikimedia community to encourage expansive use of the Wikimedia marks while maintaining legal protection of those marks as appropriate.
References
- Updated trademark policy, the version approved with this resolution (as well as the purpose section, the FAQs, and a sample Quick License)
- Trademark practices discussion, a review of the various trademark issues under consideration in the drafting of the updated trademark policy
- Former trademark policy, the former version updated with this new trademark policy
- Approve
- Jan-Bart, Phoebe, Bishakha, Sam, Patricio, María, Jimmy, Stu, and Alice
- Not present
- Ana