Use of the Laravel logo

Level 29

Read Laravel's trademark policy https://laravel.com/trademark#:~:text=Permitted%20use%20of%20the%20Trademarks,of%20discussion%2C%20development%20and%20advocacy.

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Level 6

@gych Thank you. I already read it. I just want to be certain I'm understanding it correctly. It seems to be saying that any commercial use, including offering development services, requires permission.

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Snapey

Level 122

This would confirm your assumption that you shouldn't use the logo in relation to promoting your services

Any commercial use including for any services related to Laravel such as providing training services, conference services, or design services (should you wish to provide such services, please contact us beforehand to explore Laravel's Partnership Program);

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Level 6

@Snapey That's what I thought, but it seems very strange.

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Level 80

@douggough Why? The logo is trademarked. If Laravel doesn’t control how the logo is used then they’d lose the trademark.

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Level 6

@martinbean I have no issue with them having control over it. I just don't understand how/if I can put Laravel on my Services page and promote myself as a Laravel developer for hire.

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Level 80

@douggough Like the trademark policy says, and like multiple people have told you now, you can’t. It’s not your logo. And it’s not “strange”. Any company with a trademarked logo—such as Disney, Starbucks, McDonald’s, etc—will tightly control who can and cannot use their logo. If they’re not seen to be enforcing their trademark, then that trademark can be cancelled.

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Level 6

@martinbean Sorry if I offended you. I want to be absolutely sure I'm not misunderstanding because it IS quite different from other widely use PHP projects.

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Level 80

@douggough I’m not offended. But you just seem to be struggling to grasp that you can’t use a company’s trademarked logo without express permission from that company, which you don’t have.

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Level 6

@martinbean I guess I'm struggling with the problem of how to let people know that I offer Laravel development services. And I failed to understand the difference between the trademark usage rules around Laravel vs the platforms that I'm used to, which are Drupal and Wordpress.

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