Ruby on Rails trademark
In March 2007 David Heinemeier Hansson filed three Rails related trademark applications to the USPTO. These applications regard the word "RUBY ON RAILS"the word "RAILS"[4 and the official Rails logoAs a consequence, in the summer of 2007 David Heinemeier Hansson denied to Apress the permission to use the Rails logo on the cover of a new Rails book written by some authoritative community members. The episode gave rise to a polite protest in the Rails community[6Most people are not comfortable with the idea of a trademark usage governed by a single person without any written policy. In response to this criticism, David Heinemeier Hansson made the following claims[6: I only grant promotional use the Rails logo for products I'm directly involved with. Such as books that I've been part of the development process for or conferences where I have a say in the execution. I would most definitely seek to enforce all the trademarks of Rails.
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