Wonderscan

Trademark Policy

The objective of the Wonderscan trademark policy is to encourage widespread use of the Wonderscan trademarks by the Wonderscan community while controlling that use in order to avoid confusion on the part of Wonderscan users and the general public, to maintain the value of the image and reputation of the trademarks and to protect them from inappropriate or unauthorised use.

The sections below describe what is allowed, what isn't allowed, and cases in which you should ask permission. If you have any doubt, please contact us at info@wonderscan.com.

The Trademark

The trademarks are registered in both word and logo form. Any mark ending with the letters WONDERSCAN is sufficiently similar to one or more of the trademarks that permission will be needed in order to use it. This policy encompasses all marks, in word and logo form, collectively referred to as "Trademark".

Permitted Use

Certain usages of the Trademark are fine and no specific permission from us is needed.

Commentary and parody.

The Wonderscan trademarks are designed to cover use of a mark to imply origin or endorsement by the project. When a user downloads something called Wonderscan, they should know it comes from the Wonderscan project. This helps Wonderscan build a reputation that will not be damaged by confusion around what is, and isn't, Wonderscan.
Using the trademarks in your discussion, commentary, criticism or parody, in ways that unequivocally do not imply endorsement, is permissible. Anyone is free to write articles, create websites, blog about, or talk about Wonderscan -- as long as it's clear to everyone -- including people completely unfamiliar with Wonderscan -- that they are simply referring to Wonderscan and in no way speaking the Wonderscan project.

Restricted use that requires a trademark license

Permission from us is necessary to use any of the Trademark under any circumstances other than those specifically permitted above. These include:

  • Any commercial use
  • Use on or in relation to a software product that includes or is built on top of a product supplied by us, if there is any commercial intent associated with that product.
  • Use in a domain name or URL.
  • Use for merchandising purposes, e.g. on t-shirts and the like.
  • Use of a name which includes the letters Wonderscan in relation to computer hardware or software. Services relating to any of the above.

If you wish to have permission for any of the uses above or for any other use which is not specifically referred to in this policy, please email us at info@wonderscan.com and we'll let you know as soon as possible if your proposed use is permissible.
Permission may only be granted subject to certain conditions and these may include the requirement that you enter into an agreement with us to maintain the quality of the product and/or service which you intend to supply at a prescribed level.

While there may be exceptions, it is very unlikely that we will approve Trademark use in the following cases:

  • Use of a Trademark in a company name.
  • Use of a Trademark in a domain name which has a commercial intent. The commercial intent can range from promotion of a company or product, to collecting revenue generated by advertising.
  • The calling of any software or product by the name WONDERSCAN (or another related Trademark), unless that software or product is a substantially unmodified Wonderscan product, or properly labelled as a "Remix" as described above.
  • Use in combination with any other marks or logos. This include use of a Trademark in a manner that creates a "combined mark," or use that integrates other wording with the Trademark in a way that the public may think of the use as a new mark (for example Club Wonderscan or WonderscanBooks, or in a way that by use of special fonts or presentation with nearby words or images conveys an impression that the two are tied in some way).
  • Use in combination with any product or service which is presented as being Certified or Official or formally associated with us or our products or services.
  • Use in a way which implies an endorsement where that doesn't exist, or which attempts to unfairly or confusingly capitalise on the goodwill or brand of the project.
  • Use of a Trademark in a manner that disparages Wonderscan or its products and is not clearly third-party parody.
  • On or in relation to a software product which constitutes a substantially modified version of a product supplied by the Wonderscan project, that is to say with material changes to the code, or services relating to such a product.
  • In a title or metatag of a web page whose sole intention or result is to influence search engine rankings or result listings, rather than for discussion, development or advocacy of the Trademark.