Re: Possible Apache Cocoon trademark violation

On 20/02/2016 23:38, Paul Foxworthy wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
> I thought I should tell you about this...
>
> A home 3D printer, the "Cocoon Create" is on the market in Australia. 
> The product is described on their website here: 
> http://www.cocooncreate.com.au . It's distributed by a company called 
> Winplus, and it was available at Aldi supermarkets last week.
>
> To my mind the style of the Cocoon Create logo is very similar to that 
> of the Apache Cocoon project. The "Cocoon" word is fairly generic and 
> I doubt you'd object to its use for a product that's not connected 
> with Apache Cocoon. The visual style is another matter. If the Project 
> Management Committee agrees, I suggest you ask Winplus to change the 
> appearance of their logo.
>

Hi Paul,
thanks for reporting.

We will take this forward with the ASF legal team.

Regards.

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Francesco Chicchiriccò

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