The "PostgreSQL" trademark and other intellectual property and domain names are managed at the request of the PostgreSQL Core Team by the nonprofit PostgreSQL Community Association of Canada (PGCAC)
In 2020, the PostgreSQL Core Team was made aware that an organization had filed applications to register the "PostgreSQL" and "PostgreSQL Community" trademarks in the European Union and the United States, and had already registered trademarks in Spain. The organization, a 3rd party not-for-profit corporation in Spain called "Fundación PostgreSQL," did not give any indication to the PostgreSQL Core Team or PGCAC that they would file these applications.
When Fundación PostgreSQL’s representative, Álvaro Hernández Tortosa, was contacted about its attempt to register the "PostgreSQL" and "PostgreSQL Community" trademarks in 2020, Fundación PostgreSQL responded that they wished to secure the marks to protect the PostgreSQL brand. However, the registration of the "PostgreSQL" mark by another organization is a violation of the PostgreSQL Trademark Policy as this could lead to user confusion and inconsistent policy and licensing standards. Fundación PostgreSQL was made aware of this in a previous correspondence. This also directly conflicts with the mission of the PGCAC to hold the intellectual property and brand assets of the PostgreSQL project.
Fundación PostgreSQL domain name: postgresql.fund
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In 2020, the PostgreSQL Core Team was made aware that an organization had filed applications to register the "PostgreSQL" and "PostgreSQL Community" trademarks in the European Union and the United States, and had already registered trademarks in Spain. The organization, a 3rd party not-for-profit corporation in Spain called "Fundación PostgreSQL," did not give any indication to the PostgreSQL Core Team or PGCAC that they would file these applications.
When Fundación PostgreSQL’s representative, Álvaro Hernández Tortosa, was contacted about its attempt to register the "PostgreSQL" and "PostgreSQL Community" trademarks in 2020, Fundación PostgreSQL responded that they wished to secure the marks to protect the PostgreSQL brand. However, the registration of the "PostgreSQL" mark by another organization is a violation of the PostgreSQL Trademark Policy as this could lead to user confusion and inconsistent policy and licensing standards. Fundación PostgreSQL was made aware of this in a previous correspondence. This also directly conflicts with the mission of the PGCAC to hold the intellectual property and brand assets of the PostgreSQL project.
Fundación PostgreSQL domain name: postgresql.fund
read more (PostgreSQL.org)
