[foundation-board] MOTION: Trademarks for the OKF

Wed Apr 3 13:51:44 UTC 2013

I approve.

On 27 March 2013 18:24, James Casbon <casbon at gmail.com> wrote:
> I approve
>
>
> On 20 March 2013 11:00, Rufus Pollock <rufus.pollock at okfn.org> wrote:
>>
>> I approve.
>>
>> Rufus
>>
>>
>> On 19 March 2013 21:41, Laura James <laura.james at okfn.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> I would like to place the following motion before the board, and request
>>> that you each respond to approve or reject the motion.
>>>
>>> Motion placed before the board:
>>>
>>> That the OKF should undertake to register a set of seven trademarks
>>> (listed below) using Charles Russell as agent.
>>>
>>>
>>> Background
>>>
>>> As directed by the board, I have been pursuing further quotations for
>>> trademark work, to compare with the existing quote from AZRights.
>>>
>>> Charles Russell have been the most responsive and have provided detailed
>>> and useful feedback (around expected classes, for example) on the proposed
>>> marks. The quote is also an improvement on that from AZRights.
>>>
>>> To file across EU27, with both an initial filing and the work needed to
>>> take through to final registration (all being well), for the following
>>> marks, the cost will be around £11,200.
>>>
>>> OKF, OKFN, Open Knowledge Foundation  (each in 5 classes)
>>> OpenSpending, School of Data (each in 3 or 4 classes, TBC)
>>> CKAN, Open Definition (each in 2 classes)
>>>
>>> The feedback is that "empowering through open knowledge" and "where does
>>> my money go" are probably not registerable and so these are not included;
>>> these could be pursued separately.  "Open Definition" may be challenging to
>>> get through, but I think it is worth the investment as it is a key part of
>>> what we do and potentially a unique asset as open concepts become more
>>> widespread.
>>>
>>>
>>> Best regards,
>>>
>>> Laura
>>>
>>> --
>>>
>>> Dr Laura James
>>>
>>> Co-Director
>>> Open Knowledge Foundation
>>> http://okfn.org
>>> Promoting Open Knowledge in a Digital Age
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