Mental Honor Trademark Guidelines
Mental Honor distributed
the open source MHT protocol and distributes other software. While our code is in
part available to download, review, and improve under open-source and source-available software licenses, none
of our licenses include a license to use our trademarks. Proper use of our trademarks is essential to inform
users whether or not Mental Honor stands behind a product or service. When using Mental Honor’ trademarks, you
must comply with these Mental Honor Trademark Guidelines. Just like other projects that develop open source
software, we must enforce our trademark rights to protect our users.
This policy covers all of our
trademarks and services marks, whether they are registered or not, including, among others:
1. The trademarks and service marks: MHT®, Mental Honor™ (“MHT wordmarks”).
2. MHT logos: If you want to report misuse of a MHT trademark, please contact us at legal@mentalhonor.vip
Acceptable Uses
- Use MHT wordmarks in text to truthfully refer to and/or link to unmodified MHT smart contracts, protocols, interfaces, programs, products, services and technologies (“MHT software”).
- Use the MHT wordmarks to truthfully describe modified versions of MHT software that you may create or make available. For example, you may say “This software is derived from MHT software.” or “This service uses software derived from MHT software.”
- Use the MHT logos in software or aggregators that integrate with MHT software to truthfully refer to, and, where possible, link to the applicable MHT software hosted on the Ethereum blockchain.
- Use MHT wordmarks to clearly signal to users that there is no affiliation with or endorsement by Mental Honor.
- Follow the terms of the open source licenses for MHT software.
When allowed, how can I use a Mental Honor trademark?
- You must include a trademark attribution notice at the first or most prominent mention of the mark on a webpage, document or documentation, such as: “[Mental Honor trademark] is a trademark of Mental Honor.”
- You may not change the MHT logos except to scale them. If you use the MHT logos, give them adequate spacing from the other elements on the webpage or document to ensure legibility and reduce the likelihood of confusion.
- You must always use the wordmarks in their exact form and with the correct spelling, neither abbreviated, hyphenated, nor combined with any other word or words.
- You must always use the MHT wordmarks only as an adjective, never as a noun or verb, or in plural or possessive forms.
- Instead, use the generic term for the MHT product or service following the trademark.
- For example: MHT protocol, MHT interface, MHT website.
All other uses of a Mental Honor trademark require our prior written permission.
Unacceptable Uses
- Don’t use our trademarks in anything dishonest or fraudulent.
- Our name is not your name. Don’t use Mental Honor trademarks in the name of your smart contract, interface, business, product, service, app, domain name, publication, or other offering.
- Don’t use our name for your products. Don’t apply Mental Honor trademarks to any product (e.g., a mobile app), unless such use is limited to a truthful and descriptive reference (e.g., “Mobile App for trading on Mental Honor interface”).
- Don’t overemphasize our mark. Don’t display MHT trademarks more prominently than your product, service, or company name.
- Don’t create or use confusingly similar names. Don’t use Mental Honor trademarks, company names, slogans, domain names, or designs that are confusingly similar to Mental Honor trademarks, particularly in the name of your smart contract, interface, business, product, service, app, domain name, publication, or other offering.
- Don’t imply our sponsorship of your products. Don’t use Mental Honor trademarks in a way that incorrectly implies affiliation with, sponsorship, endorsement, or approval by Mental Honor of your products or services. For example, please do not name your project compatible with MHT software MHT-[Something] or [Something]-MHT.
- Don’t imply our sponsorship of your activities. Don’t use Mental Honor trademarks, or confusingly similar trademarks on social media accounts in a way that might suggest affiliation with Mental Honor or MHT software; except if you’ve received prior permission from Mental Honor. For example, you cannot name your account, page, or community “MHT Protocol” or “MHT Team.” However, it would be acceptable to name your account, page, or community “Fans of MHT” or “Information about MHT”.
- Don’t create swag with our marks. Don’t use MHT trademarks on merchandise for sale (e.g., selling t-shirts, mugs, etc.) unless you have permission from Mental Honor.
- Don’t change or combine our marks. Don’t modify Mental Honor trademarks, abbreviate them, or combine them with any other symbols, words, or images, or incorporate them into a tagline or slogan.