R3 Trademark Policy

1. Purpose of the Policy

This Trademark Policy (“Policy”) applies to third-party use of all trademark, trade names, trade dress, brand identities, titles, characters, logos, service marks, color schemes, designs and graphical logos that identify or are owned by R3 or any of its products or services, including, without limitation, those embedded in or associated with Corda and Corda Enterprise software, and related documentation (collectively “R3 Marks”). A non-exhaustive list of R3 Marks covered by this Policy is displayed in Exhibit A at the end of this Policy (the “R3 Trademark List”). R3 LLC and its affiliates (“R3,” “we” or “us”) own all R3 Marks.

The R3 Marks are valuable assets. As such, by using an R3 Mark, in whole or in part, you are acknowledging that R3 is the sole owner of the R3 Mark and promising that you will not interfere with R3’s rights in the R3 Mark, including challenging R3’s use, registration of, or application to register such trademark, alone or in combination with other words, anywhere in the world, and that you will not harm, misuse, or bring into disrepute any R3 Mark. The goodwill derived from using any part of an R3 Mark exclusively inures to the benefit of and belongs to R3. Except for the limited right to use as expressly permitted under this Policy or as otherwise expressly permitted, no other rights of any kind are granted hereunder, by implication or otherwise. 

2. Questions and Contact Information

If you have any questions about this Policy or the R3 Marks, or if you wish to use the R3 Marks in any way other than as permitted by this Policy, please contact us by email at [email protected].

3. Applicability of this Policy to Software & Code Uses

R3 makes certain software available for use under the Apache 2.0 and other open source licenses at https://github.com/corda or pursuant to a software license or similar agreement, and then only to the extent of and within the scope of the permission granted under such agreement. Certain of the software contains R3 Marks in the code base, user interfaces and associated documentation. While R3 encourages the use of the software in accordance with its applicable open source or enterprise software licenses, including building additional applications and functions on top of the R3 code, if you use any code or other materials that include any R3 Marks, this Policy applies to you.

4. General Rules for Proper Trademark Usage

Generally, all Permitted Uses of R3 Marks discussed in Section 5 of this Policy should be conducted in compliance with the following standard trademark guidelines:

1. Trademarks are adjectives used to modify nouns; the noun is the generic name of a product or service.
   1. Correct: The Corda platform
2. As adjectives, trademarks may not be used in the plural or possessive form.
   1. Correct: The R3 Corda platform helped my business. 
   2. Not Correct: Corda’s software platform is helpful to my business. 

3. An appropriate generic term should appear after the trademark the first time it appears in printed materials, and as often as is reasonable after that (e.g., the Corda® platform; Corda® software). 
4. Always spell and capitalize the R3 Marks correctly. Do not shorten or abbreviate R3 product names. Do not make up names that contain R3 Marks.
   1. Correct: R3 CORDA platform or R3 Corda platform
   2. Not Correct: r3corda platform

5. Permitted Uses of R3 Marks without Prior Written Permission

You may use the R3 Marks only in the forms and format provided by R3, including with any applicable registration symbol (see Section 7 of this Policy). Any modifications to or variations of the R3 Marks is strictly prohibited. The following uses of the R3 Marks are permitted under this Policy (“Permitted Uses”). All other uses of must be approved in writing by R3.

1. Identifying Uses. You may use the R3 Marks if the use is to properly identify software or products produced, provided, or made available by R3. In this context, you may use only so much of the R3 Marks as is reasonably necessary to identify the applicable R3 product or service. You may not use the Corda mark or other R3 Marks with products or services not produced, provided, or made available by R3.
   1. Linking. You may use the R3 Marks, including graphical logos, on your own website, or in other materials, such as presentations and slides in each case solely as a means to refer to R3’s software products. Except as agreed upon in writing by R3, you may not use any of the R3 Marks as part of a reference to any other product, service, or website.
2. Redistribution of Software. You may use the R3 Marks to the extent and in the form they are embedded in unmodified software downloaded from R3’s open source repositories. When redistributing our unmodified software, you must retain the R3 Marks incorporated into that project and its associated documentation. Notwithstanding the foregoing, R3 reserves the right to require you to remove any or all R3 Marks from any distributed software at any time upon written notice, and you agree to do so promptly.

6. Uses of R3 Marks That Require Prior Written Permission or Are Otherwise Prohibited 

Any use of R3 Marks or any colorable imitations thereof may constitute trademark infringement or unfair competition unless otherwise expressly authorized by R3. Among others, the following are prohibited without prior written permission from R3:

1. Commercial Use. Other than pursuant to a commercial agreement with R3 reflecting the same, you may not use the R3 Marks in connection with commercial redistribution of an R3 product, such as Corda software. (Commercial redistribution includes, but is not limited to, redistribution in connection with any commercial business activities regardless of whether the Corda software is modified or unmodified.)
2. Endorsement or Sponsorship. You may not use the R3 Marks in a manner that would imply affiliation with or endorsement, sponsorship, or support of any product or service by R3.
3. Modification. You may not remove or change the R3 Mark(s) on an unmodified R3 product, such as Corda software, to your own brand. You may not hold yourself out as the source of the R3 product, such as Corda software, except to the extent you have modified the software as permitted under the applicable software license and you make it clear that you are the source only of the modification.
4. Advertising. You may not use R3 Marks in false or misleading advertising.
5. Disparagement. You may not use an R3 Mark in a disparaging or derogatory manner.
6. Domain Names. You may not use the R3 Marks or any variations thereof or any confusingly similar phrase or name in a domain name or URL without our prior written permission.
7. Entity Names. You may not form a company, use a company name, or create a software product name that includes the R3 Marks.
8. Marks, Logos, Slogans and Designs. You may not adopt marks, logos, slogans, or designs that incorporate or are confusingly similar to R3 Marks.
9. Identification on Non-Affiliated Software. You may not use the R3 Marks to identify software that combines any portion of an R3 product, including Corda software, with any other software, unless the combined distribution is an official R3 Corda distribution.
10. Production of Merchandise. You may not manufacture, sell, or give away merchandise items, such as t-shirts and mugs, bearing any of the R3 Marks, or create any mascot for a project that includes any of the R3 Marks without our prior written permission.
11. Variations on R3 Marks. You may not create or use any variations of the R3 Marks or any marks that are confusingly similar to any of the R3 Marks for any purpose. Do not shorten, abbreviate, or create acronyms out of any of the R3 Marks.
12. No Violations. You may not display any of the R3 Marks on a website or on material that includes or distributes materials that violate any law or regulation.
13. Social Media. You may not use or incorporate any of the R3 Marks in any social media account names, profiles, or aliases.

7. Use of Proper Trademark Notices and Attribution

On products/services, product/service documentation, or other product/service communications that will be distributed by you, you should use the appropriate trademark symbol (TM, SM, ®) the first time the R3 Mark appears in the text of the relevant material. Generally, the symbol should appear at the right shoulder of the trademark (e.g., CORDA®). In addition, where feasible you should include an attribution of R3’s ownership of its trademarks within the credit notice section of your product/service, product/service documentation, or other product/service communication in the following correct formats:

________ and _______ are registered trademarks of R3 LLC.

________ and _______ are trademarks of R3 LLC.

Exhibit A – R3 Trademark List (non-exhaustive & illustrative)

*The absence of any R3 Marks, product name, service name, technology name or any other name from the list below does not constitute a waiver of R3’s intellectual property rights. In addition, you are required to follow any R3 branding guidelines provided or made available to you if you hold a valid trademark license to any R3 Marks.*

R3 Mark	Proper Trademark Symbol in the USA
CORDA	®
	®
	®
CorDapp	®
R3	®
	®
POWERED BY CORDA	®

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