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Trademark

Sovrium is a registered trademark of ESSENTIAL SERVICES (registered in France, and potentially other jurisdictions). This page summarizes the trademark usage guidelines. The full notice lives in TRADEMARK.md at the root of the repository.

The project keeps copyright and trademark deliberately separate:

Legal aspect Owner What it protects
Copyright ESSENTIAL SERVICES The source code, documentation, and creative works (under BSL 1.1)
Trademark ESSENTIAL SERVICES The "Sovrium" brand name and logo
Domain ESSENTIAL SERVICES The sovrium.com web property

This separation means the code can eventually become open source while the brand stays protected.

Permitted use

You may use the name "Sovrium" when:

  • Referring to this software factually ("built with Sovrium", "compatible with Sovrium")
  • Describing your own project that uses Sovrium ("MyApp uses Sovrium for its backend")
  • Contributing to the Sovrium project
  • Writing tutorials or documentation about Sovrium

Prohibited use

You may not use "Sovrium" to:

  • Name your own product or service (e.g. "Sovrium Cloud", "Sovrium Plus")
  • Imply official endorsement without permission
  • Create confusion about the source or origin of a product
  • Register similar trademarks or domain names

Commercial and brand use

Commercial use of the Sovrium software requires a commercial license (see License). Use of the Sovrium trademark in commercial contexts requires explicit permission from ESSENTIAL SERVICES.

For trademark licensing inquiries, contact license@sovrium.com.

See also