Trademark use guidelines
As the Canton Network (the “Network”) grows, we here at Digital Asset appreciate that Network participants, partners, and others may want to promote their connection to the Network and will often want to use Canton-related trademarks, including the CANTON word mark and other Canton-related names, logos, icons, design elements, trade dress, or anything else (whether registered or unregistered, collectively the “Canton Marks”) to do so. These Canton Brand Guidelines (“Guidelines”) are intended to explain how you may use Digital Asset’s Canton Marks in connection with the Network.
The Canton Marks are the exclusive property of Digital Asset (Switzerland) GmbH. In order to protect and maintain our ownership of the Canton Marks, and to ensure that use of the Canton Marks by others does not lead to confusion or other problematic situations, we’ve put in place a consistent and cohesive approach for how you may use the Canton Marks. Unless you have signed an express license agreement with Digital Asset for use of the Canton Marks, these Guidelines will govern your use of the Canton Marks.
Ownership. By using the Canton Marks, you acknowledge and agree that Digital Asset is the sole owner of the Canton Marks and that you will not interfere with our rights in the Canton Marks. You may not attempt to assert rights to the Canton Marks through common law ownership or any other manner, and you may not attempt to register, for your own or another’s benefit, the Canton Marks alone or in combination with your own or any third-party trademarks.
Trademark Use Guidelines. The Canton Marks may not be used or displayed, in any manner that, in our sole discretion:
- may be confusing, false, misleading, or suggest sponsorship, endorsement, or affiliation with Digital Asset, unless you have received explicit, written permission from us;
- modifies, alters, changes the scale of, skews, rotates, or changes the design or colors of the Canton Marks;
- may cause damage or otherwise injure or bring disrepute to Digital Asset, the Canton Network, or the Canton Network community;
- infringes, dilutes, depreciates the value of, or impairs the rights of, Digital Asset in its Canton Marks or other intellectual property;
- combines the Canton Marks with any third-party design, trademark, graphic, text, or other element, including your name, any other company or organization’s logos, wordmarks, or product or service names or any generic terms, unless you have received explicit, written permission from Digital Asset;
- is defamatory, libelous, obscene, scandalous, or otherwise objectionable;
- is descriptive of any products or services; or
- violates any law, regulation, or other public policy, or is used in connection with illegal activities.
Trademark Attribution, Sponsorship, Endorsement, and Affiliation. When you use the Canton Marks, we ask that you add (in a footnote or somewhere similarly visible) notice that you are using Digital Asset’s trademarks and are not sponsored, endorsed, or affiliated with us. For example, you may include the following statement: “Canton [and any other Digital Asset marks you’re using] is/are a registered trademark of Digital Asset (Switzerland) GmbH. Digital Asset is not affiliated with, and has not sponsored or endorsed, this [name of product/service/application/etc.].”
Exclusivity, Transferability, and Termination.
- Your permission to use the Canton Marks is not exclusive and you may not transfer your permission to others.
- Your use of the Canton Marks is at Digital Asset’s sole discretion and we may terminate your permission to use the Canton Marks at any time for any reason. Upon termination, you must promptly stop using the Canton Marks.
If you have any questions or concerns about these Guidelines, please contact us at legal@digitalasset.com.
To download a copy of these guidelines, click here.
