LibreFashion is our new name

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Hello Susan, all Libre xx products are part off and governed by The Document Foundation.

I’ll be blunt. Like hell they are :slight_smile:

TDF was founded on 28 September 2010, way after ‘Libre Graphics Meeting’ conference was started, way after LibreDWG was created. Even 1.5 years after I launched Libre Graphics World.

None of these projects are part of or governed by TDF.

Please name your sources.

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Do you mean to say that use of the term “libre” is free? Pun intended

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Do you mean to say that use of the term “libre” is free? Pun intended

Up to a point. If you name your project the same way an existing (dead?) magazine in the same industry is called (see LibreFashion on Facebook), there could be consequences.

Contacting whoever (somewhere in Tokyo, it seems) is behind that magazine and explaining the situation could resolve the need to keep looking for a new name. Or maybe not. But you never know until you try.

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Trademarks require the registree to specify the category for the trademark.

We can name our software ‘Fred’ even though:

  1. lots of people are named ‘Fred’.
  2. maybe some magazine is named ‘Fred’
  3. maybe there are some fashion designers named ‘Fred’
  4. maybe there are some patternmakers named ‘Fred’
  5. maybe there are some patternmaking companies name ‘Fred’
  6. maybe there are some other types of companies named ‘Fred’

We will apply for a trademark for ‘LibreFashion’ for $300 for the software category.

The USPTO trademark application requires showing that the phrase is currently in commercial use in the context of the selected category by submitting a screenshot of website or copy of letterhead or invoice, and stating the first date of usage.

US trademarks do not apply in other countries, we have to re-apply for those with new application fees. To achieve reasonable coverage worldwide, that would take about $4000USD.

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I did some checking in the EU.

The name LibreFashion is not registered in the EU. I checked with https://euipo.europa.eu/eSearch/#basic/1+1+1+1/100+100+100+100/LibreFashion and https://www.tmdn.org/tmview/welcome It will cost € 850 for an online application. See here: https://euipo.europa.eu/ohimportal/uk/fees-and-payments. Please consider: is it worth the money?

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I’m not saying we will do that, I’m just saying that’s what it would cost to get worldwide trademark recognition.

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