OpenCFD Limited develops and globally markets engineering simulation software and related services and these are protected by a number of trade marks, including OPENFOAM® and OpenCFD®. Therefore OpenCFD Limited have developed these Guidelines to ensure the proper and appropriate usage of its trade marks (”Trade marks”) by other individuals or companies (”Third parties”).

1. Third parties may only use the Trade marks solely to reference OpenCFD Limited’s software and services. Referential use is prohibited if such use would defame or disparage OpenCFD Limited, its products or services.
2. Third party use of the Trade marks must accurately portray the relationship between OpenCFD Limited and the third party; such uses must not imply sponsorship, affiliation or endorsement of another company or its products by OpenCFD Limited, nor must the use create confusion or doubt about the ownership of the Trade marks.
3. Third parties must not seek, or suggest that they have, any rights in the Trade marks.
4. Third parties must not market products or services using the Trade marks or any wording that is confusingly similar.
5. Third parties must not incorporate the Trade marks into the names of their goods or services unless they have a specific written agreement or licence from OpenCFD Limited permitting them to do so.
6. Third parties must not incorporate the Trade marks into any corporate, business or trading name.
7. Third parties must not incorporate the Trade marks into any domain name or sub domain.
8. The registration mark ® should be used in each initial reference to a Trade mark, whether in text, on a website etc.
9. Wherever the trade marks are used a reference must be included, usually in the footnotes or legal information that (for example) OPENFOAM® is a registered trade mark of OpenCFD Limited.
10. The Trade marks must only be used in the same form in which it is registered, do not shorten the mark, or create acronyms, or use different capitalisation.
11. No license or rights are granted by these Trade mark Usage Guidelines.

These guidelines are not intended to be a definitive or comprehensive list of the proper usage of the Trade marks, but only an abbreviated guide. OpenCFD Limited reserves the right to object to any use of the Trade marks that it deems unlawful. OpenCFD Limited reserves the right to modify these Trade mark Usage Guidelines from time to time without notice.

Any queries concerning the application of these guidelines should be submitted using our Other enquiries form.