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This page aims to present rules to use the trademark word "Dolibarr" (and "DoliStore"), for the text and [https://github.com/Dolibarr/dolibarr-foundation/tree/develop/logo-cliparts logo] to promote your activities, products or services around Dolibarr ERP CRM, or to create a domaine name.

As an OpenSource project, you are free to use or build a business with or around Dolibarr. However, in order to protect the ecosystem of the Dolibarr Open Source project, the [[Association_Dolibarr|Association Dolibarr]] has registered the trademark "Dolibarr" internationally (In all countries of the Madrid system, but also individually in other countries outside the Madrid agreements). 

The objectives of this trademark owning are the following:

*Avoid any cyber-squatting of service or domain name (used by hackers to make phishing).
*Avoid any purchase, by a competing fund of the project, which would be carried out with the aim of forcing the project to change its name through FUD practices [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fear,_uncertainty,_and_doubt].
*Avoid actors in the ecosystem to give the illusion that their personal service is the official service of the project (unfair competition with respect to other actors).
*Reassure the actors who invest time or money in the project about the durability of the name.
*Offer to Dolibarr actors (who sell applications, training or services around Dolibarr) the guarantee to be able to use the brand in any peace of mind, without any step, by benefiting from an official public authorization (See next point).

=The international and european trademark Dolibarr=
'''International trademark'''

Link to the original filing form at WIPO (World Intellectual Property Organization): https://branddb.wipo.int/en/brand/WO500000001216493

Link to the INPI international trademark filing: https://data.inpi.fr/marques/WO1216493?q=#WO1216493 (if link became broken, search using the form on same site)

'''European and UK trademark'''

Link to the European registration at EUIPO: https://euipo.europa.eu/eSearch/#basic/1+1+1+1/100+100+100+100/dolibarr

Link to the European brand of the INPI: https://data.inpi.fr/marques/EM012975611?q=#EM012975611 (if link became broken, search using the form on same site)

Lnk to the UK trademark record: https://www.tmdn.org/tmview/#/tmview/detail/GB500000912975611

'''Marque OAPI (Africa)'''

Link to OAPI trademark: Contact OAPI.

'''Marque Argentina'''

The trademark was aquired in 2025.

'''French trademark'''

Link to the french trademark record of the INPI: https://bases-marques.inpi.fr/Typo3_INPI_Marques/marques_fiche_resultats.html?index=3&refId=3900443_201734_fmark&y=0 (if link became broken, search using the form on same site)


The rights for the deposits (Europe EUIPO, Africa OAPI, World WIPO) have been transferred to the [[Association Dolibarr]] by the original rights holder since November 2014.

A global view of trademark registration is available on TMView here: https://www.tmdn.org/tmview/#/tmview/results?page=1&pageSize=30&criteria=C&basicSearch=Dolibarr

=Public authorization on the word "Dolibarr"=

In order to allow everyone to be part of the Dolibarr ecosystem, without administrative burden, the Dolibarr association allows the use of name "Dolibarr" to promote its activity, its products, its services or for its domain name, including in the context of commercial use, '''provided that these few restrictions are followed''' (they are imposed in the interest of all in order to make clear and transparent the ecosystem of the project):

==For products or services (module name, smart phone application, SAAS services, or user groups...)==

*[[File:Road sign red.png|12px]] The main name of the service(s) or application(s) or user group name on social networks must not be "Dolibarr" alone, nor composed of n words if one of them is "Dolibarr". So the following names (as main name of service or product) are not allowed: "Dolibarr ABC", "Dolibarr App", "Dolibarr Service", "Dolibarr Application", "Dolibarr Store", ...
*[[File:Road sign green.png|12px]] If the word "Dolibarr" is '''followed or preceded by a preposition or a pronoun''' ("in", "for", "with", "my", "like", ...), or with the mention "'''(non official)'''", the origin of the service or product becomes clearer and will be perfectly accepted. So the following names (as the main name of the service or product) are welcome: "Application for Dolibarr", "Help service with Dolibarr", "MyDolibarr", "Dolibarr user group (non official)" ...
*[[File:Road sign green.png|12px]] If the word "Dolibarr" is taken only '''partially and it is completed with other syllables''' in same word, the name is also welcome. Here are some examples existing quite legitimate: "DoliDroid", "DoliSale", "MyDoli", "DoliCloud", "DoliSaas", "DoliOnDemand", "DoliAsso", ...
*[[File:Road sign orange.png|12px]] If the Dolibarr brand is used on a site offering the sale of more than 20 different modules for Dolibarr, it may be required that the site mention on the visible part of its home page the following statement: "This space is an alternative [or complement] to the official Dolibarr project marketplace. The latter can be found at https://www.dolistore.com".
*[[File:Road sign red.png|12px]] Even if the name of the product or service follows the above rules, it must not prejudice the project by using illegal or immoral practices.

All previous rules apply as well with the word "Dolibarr" (or "DoliStore") as with the word "Dolibarr" (or "DoliStore") that would have double letters (2 o, 2 b, ...) or 1 letter modified or deleted (deletion of i, 1 only r, ...). The use of such a word is not allowed because too close to the word letting think it is the official project (but with a typo). In general, the laws of almost all countries in the world protect the mark from this kind of manipulation.

==For a domain name==

*[[File:Road sign red.png|12px]] The domain name (without the domain name extension) must not be "Dolibarr" alone, nor composed of 2 words, one of them would be "Dolibarr". So the following names are not allowed: "dolibarr.ext", "www.dolibarr.co", "dolibarr-app.com", "application-dolibarr.org". <span class="opacitymedium">Remark: Domain names composed only of the word Dolibarr and then an extension exist (and therefore do not respect this rule), but they have generally been acquired by the Dolibarr association itself to avoid cyber-squatting or have been explicitly authorized on a case by case basis by the Dolibarr association, owner of the trademark</span>.
*[[File:Road sign green.png|12px]] If the word "Dolibarr" is '''followed or preceded by a preposition or a pronoun''' ("in", "for", "with", "my", "like", ...), the name will be perfectly accepted. Thus the following names are welcome:  "application-for-dolibarr.com", "help-with-dolibarr.uk", "my-dolibarr.co", ....
*[[File:Road sign green.png|12px]] If the word "Dolibarr" is taken only '''partially and it is completed with other syllables''', the name is also welcome. Here are some examples existing quite legitimate: "dolicloud.com", "doliplus.com", ...
*[[File:Road sign red.png|12px]] Even if the domain name follows the previous rules, it must not host a site or service that harms the project by using illegal or immoral practices.

All previous rules apply as well with the word "Dolibarr" as with the word "Dolibarr" that would have doubled letters (2 o, 3 b, ...) or 1 letter deleted (deletion of i, only 1 r, ...). The use of such a word is not allowed because too close to the word suggesting that it is the official project (but with a typo change). In general, the laws of almost all countries in the world protect the mark from this kind of manipulation.


[[File:warning.png]] Note: the most influential and popular actors of the Dolibarr ecosystem become the most popular because their brand is clearly displayed as an "actor" or "partner" of Dolibarr but with a visual identity and a name of their own. Thus the actors who get the most out of the game are those who do not use the word "Dolibarr" at all, neither in their domain name, nor in the name of their brand or company. This is no coincidence. Stand out to be visible and not be assimilated by search engines to a copy!



==Case of sponsoring==

If you find a company that is ready to sponsor you to promote the trademark Dolibarr, you are free to do it if:
* You make a request by email at contact@dolibarr.org (and you receive an agreement)
* The duration of the sponsoring contract does not exceed 2 years. But you can ask the foundation (see previous point) once the sponsoring contract has expired to reneaw it.

=Authorization regarding the word "DoliStore"=
Use of the word DoliStore is not permitted, except to refer to the official marketplace https://www.dolistore.com.