Oracle trademarks

Introduction

Oracle’s trademarks and service marks (“Oracle trademarks”) are valuable assets that Oracle needs to protect. We ask that you help us by properly using and crediting Oracle trademarks in accordance with these guidelines. For information about proper use of Oracle logos, logotypes, signatures, and design marks, please review the Third Party Usage Guidelines for Oracle Logos.

Permissible Use

You may generally use Oracle trademarks to refer to the associated Oracle products or services. For instance, an authorized reseller can note in its advertisements that it is selling the Oracle application server. Similarly, an Oracle customer may issue a press release stating that it has implemented Oracle software.

Relationship of Products or Services

You may indicate the relationship of your products or services to Oracle products or services by using accurate, descriptive tag lines such as “for Oracle database,” “for use with Oracle E-Business Suite applications,” and “works with Oracle software” in connection with your product or service name. Within text or body copy, such tag lines may appear in the same type as your product or service name. On product, packaging, advertising and other collateral where your product or service name is displayed apart from body copy, make sure that the tag line appears in significantly smaller type than your name. You should also distinguish the tag line from your mark by using a different font or color. However, Oracle or the tag line should never appear in the Oracle red color. This is important to avert any implication that your product or service is produced or endorsed by Oracle.

Titles

Oracle permits use of its marks in single volume book titles (not magazines or periodicals) where such use is descriptive or referential. To avoid misleading the public as to Oracle sponsorship, affiliation or endorsement, the Oracle mark must not appear more prominently than the rest of the title, and do not use Oracle logos on the cover. In addition, we request that you include a disclaimer of association with Oracle on the copyright page.

Open Source Software

Most open source licenses do not grant, and many exclude, a license of trademark rights. Do not assume you can use the name of a source code base in the name of your distribution developed from that code base. Without a license or permission, you may not incorporate Oracle trademarks in the name of your distribution or other products that incorporate open source elements. Truthful statements incorporating a trademark are generally allowed (for example, in the format “MyImplementation, derived from Trademarked ProductName”), but you should check the terms of the license for the original source code or any posted trademark guidelines for the project.

User Groups

Oracle generally permits use of its marks in groups name that include phrases such as “user group,” “special interest group,” “lobby,” etc., that clarify the relationship between Oracle and the group and do not create confusion about the source of products. This applies only to user groups that are not formally doing business as commercial entities. If you are administering a user group that includes an Oracle trademark in its name, do not claim any trademark rights in the name or attempt to register the name or your logo with a trademark office, and do not register the name as a trade name or business name, or conduct any business under the name.