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14)     <h1>Tor Trademark Frequently Asked Questions</h1>

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16)     
17)     <a id="usage"></a>
18)     <h2>How can I use the name "Tor"?</h2>
19)     <p>The Tor Project encourages developers to use the name Tor in ways that
20)     do not confuse the public about the source of anonymity software and
21)     services.  If you are building open-source non-commercial software or
22)     services that incorporate or work with The Tor Project's code, you may
23)     use the name “Tor” in an accurate description of your work.  We ask you
24)     to include a link to the official Tor website
25)     <a href="https://www.torproject.org/">https://www.torproject.org/</a> so users can verify the original source of
26)     Tor for themselves, and a note indicating that your project is not
27)     sponsored by The Tor Project. For example, “This product is produced
28)     independently from the Tor&#174; anonymity software and carries no guarantee
29)     from The Tor Project about quality, suitability or anything else.”</p>
30)     
31)     <a id="onionlogo"></a>
32)     <h2>Can I use the Tor onion logo?</h2>
33)     <p>If you're making non-commercial use of Tor software, you may also use
34)     the Tor onion logo (as an illustration, not as a brand for your
35)     products).  Please don't modify the design or colors of the logo.  You
36)     can use items that look like the Tor onion logo to illustrate a point
37)     (e.g. an exploded onion with layers, for instance), so long as they're
38)     not used as logos in ways that would confuse people.</p>
39)     
40)     <a id="combining"></a>
41)     <h2>Can I use the word "Tor" as part of the name of my product or my domain name?</h2>

42)     <p>Please don't use Tor in your product name or domain name. Instead,
43)     find a name that will accurately identify <i>your</i> products
44)     or services. Remember that our goal

45)     is to make sure that people aren't confused about whether your product
46)     or project is made or endorsed by The Tor Project. Creating a new brand

47)     that incorporates the Tor brand is likely to lead to confusion,
48)     and commercial confusion is a sign of trademark infringement.</p>

49) 
50)     <a id="researchpapers"></a>
51)     <h2>What about cute Tor-derived names in research paper titles?</h2>
52) 
53)     <p>Tor enjoys a vibrant <a
54)     href="https://research.torproject.org/">research community</a>
55)     that examines anonymity attacks and defenses, design improvements,
56)     impact on society, and so on. We think it's great that professors
57)     and other researchers continue to contribute to our community,
58)     and we've even gotten funding from the National Science Foundation
59)     to help keep the Tor design and code researcher-friendly. The <a
60)     href="http://freehaven.net/anonbib/">anonymity bibliography</a> lists
61)     many research papers that use Tor-derived names in their titles:
62)     Torsk, DefenestraTor, Tortoise, LASTor, Torchestra, StegoTorus,
63)     and more.</p>
64) 
65)     <p>Since the authors of these research papers aren't trying to make
66)     a profit from them, and (because they're just papers, not products)
67)     the papers aren't confusing Tor users into running potentially unsafe
68)     software, we believe that the use of the Tor mark in these research
69)     paper titles is acceptable non-trademark or fair use.</p>
70) 
71)     <p>That said, if the research paper comes with software, and that
72)     software could potentially confuse people (users or other researchers)
73)     about whether it's written or endorsed by The Tor Project, then we're
74)     back to the <a href="#combining">above scenario</a>.</p>
75) 

76)     <a id="enforcing"></a>
77)     <h2>Does this mean you're enforcing trademark rights?</h2>
78)     <p>The Tor Project is a non-profit corporation organized to research and
79)     develop the Tor anonymity software and network.  We don't want to be
80)     trademark bullies, but we will use trademark to protect the public's
81)     ability to recognize Tor Project software.  Trademark law helps us to assure
82)     that the name is used only in connection with genuine Tor anonymity
83)     software and for accurate description of software and services.
84)     After all, to protect their anonymity securely, computer users must be
85)     able to identify the software they are using, so they can account
86)     properly for its strengths and weaknesses.  Tor has become well-known as
87)     a software package and associated network of onion-routing anonymizing
88)     proxies, with online documentation, instructions for strengthening
89)     anonymity protection, and warnings that even at this stage it remains
90)     experimental software.  We work with developers to improve the software
91)     and network and actively encourage researchers to document attacks to
92)     help us strengthen its anonymity protection further.  We distribute the
93)     software itself freely, but require correct attribution. </p>
94)     
95)     <a id="commercial"></a>
96)     <h2>What if I produce non-open source, commercial products based on
97)     Tor?</h2>
98)     <p>Contact us, and let's talk.</p>
99)     
100)     <a id="licensee"></a>
101)     <h2>Are there official licensees of the Tor trademarks?</h2>
102)     <p>Yes.  A few open source, non-commercial projects are Tor trademark
103)     licensees:</p>
104)     <ul>

105)     <li><a href="https://tails.boum.org/">The Amnesic Incognito Live