Trademark Notice and Disclaimer:

Guidelines for Use of the SpamAssassin Trademark
The goal of these guidelines is to minimize the likelihood that 
email users and other relevant readers will be confused as to 
the relationship between the licensees of the SpamAssassin(tm) 
technology, and the project itself.  Deersoft, Inc., has 
acquired the trademark and will be taking the appropriate steps 
to protect the valuable goodwill that has developed under the 
SpamAssassin mark.
What do these guidelines cover?
These guidelines explain how you can use the trademark 
SpamAssassin to refer to the SpamAssassin software, either as an 
adjunct to or as an integrated part of your product.  All such 
use is at your own risk.  Without advance written permission 
from Deersoft, you may not use the SpamAssassin trademark, 
logos, or artwork for any other purpose.  Under no circumstances 
may you use SpamAssassin in or as part of a product, service, 
company, domain, or other name, or in any slogan, tag line, 
promotional campaign title, advertising hook, or meta tag.  If 
you have any concerns about whether your plans might conflict 
with these guidelines, please contact Deersoft at 
legal@deersoft.com.
What are the rules?
Proper use of the SpamAssassin trademark is simple: (1) stylize 
the mark properly, (2) use it in a grammatically appropriate 
way, (3) use the (tm) marking and attribute ownership in the fine 
print, and (4) avoid any misleading usage.  The following 
paragraphs provide additional detail on these four steps.
Stylization of the SpamAssassin mark.
SpamAssassin should always be written in mixed case with the 
initial S and the first A in assassin in capital letters, and 
the other letters in lowercase type.  There is no space between 
Spam and Assassin.
Grammatically Appropriate Use of the SpamAssassin mark.
A trademark is used correctly when the word "brand" would 
comfortably fit between the mark and the following word.  
"SpamAssassin [brand] software" and "SpamAssassin [brand] 
technology" are correct uses; "SpamAssassin [brand] will 
intercept" is not.  A trademark is an adjective that should be 
followed by an appropriate generic term.  It may be cumbersome 
to always make technically correct use of the SpamAssassin 
trademark, but you should do so the first time you refer to the 
mark and as often as possible thereafter.
Because a trademark is an adjective, it should never be used in 
a possessive form (SpamAssassin's) or made plural 
(SpamAssassins) or used as a verb.  You also should not create 
new forms of the trademark (SpamAssassinate).  Consistency in 
repetition helps make a mark more memorable, and will promote 
the success of the SpamAssassin project.
Markings and Fine Print.
The appropriate marking to use with SpamAssassin is the (tm) symbol 
(&#153;).  At the bottom of the page in which SpamAssassin is 
referenced, you should add the statement "SpamAssassin is a 
trademark of Deersoft, Inc."
Avoiding Misleading Use.
The SpamAssassin mark must never be used to imply that Deersoft 
or the SpamAssassin project wrote, tested, endorses, or approves 
any particular third party product.


