From 7a6a9a384e7f96c8e98e0cc8ee6485782ea161ee Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Krook Date: Sat, 11 Jan 2025 12:14:24 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 1/2] Deprecate older trademark agreements (#910). Signed-off-by: Daniel Krook --- agreements/README.md | 5 +++++ ...ignment Agreement (2020 - no reg trademarks).pdf | Bin ...Assignment Agreement (2020 - reg trademarks).pdf | Bin 3 files changed, 5 insertions(+) rename agreements/{ => deprecated}/CNCF Trademark and Account Assignment Agreement (2020 - no reg trademarks).pdf (100%) rename agreements/{ => deprecated}/CNCF Trademark and Account Assignment Agreement (2020 - reg trademarks).pdf (100%) diff --git a/agreements/README.md b/agreements/README.md index 2ecf05dc..97775f20 100644 --- a/agreements/README.md +++ b/agreements/README.md @@ -1,2 +1,7 @@ # CNCF Trademark and Account Assignment Agreements +This folder contains the deprecated trademark agreements that CNCF projects used to transfer trademarks to The Linux Foundation. + +Projects will now use documents that are generated for them individually and they will be executed via Docusign. + +[Additional context](https://github.com/cncf/foundation/issues/910). diff --git a/agreements/CNCF Trademark and Account Assignment Agreement (2020 - no reg trademarks).pdf b/agreements/deprecated/CNCF Trademark and Account Assignment Agreement (2020 - no reg trademarks).pdf similarity index 100% rename from agreements/CNCF Trademark and Account Assignment Agreement (2020 - no reg trademarks).pdf rename to agreements/deprecated/CNCF Trademark and Account Assignment Agreement (2020 - no reg trademarks).pdf diff --git a/agreements/CNCF Trademark and Account Assignment Agreement (2020 - reg trademarks).pdf b/agreements/deprecated/CNCF Trademark and Account Assignment Agreement (2020 - reg trademarks).pdf similarity index 100% rename from agreements/CNCF Trademark and Account Assignment Agreement (2020 - reg trademarks).pdf rename to agreements/deprecated/CNCF Trademark and Account Assignment Agreement (2020 - reg trademarks).pdf From 78e9fbbbbf1872059303384396ee004f754de9a5 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Daniel Krook Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2025 11:51:01 -0500 Subject: [PATCH 2/2] Add links to Series LCC change. Signed-off-by: Daniel Krook --- agreements/README.md | 6 ++++-- 1 file changed, 4 insertions(+), 2 deletions(-) diff --git a/agreements/README.md b/agreements/README.md index 97775f20..2834f59f 100644 --- a/agreements/README.md +++ b/agreements/README.md @@ -1,7 +1,9 @@ # CNCF Trademark and Account Assignment Agreements -This folder contains the deprecated trademark agreements that CNCF projects used to transfer trademarks to The Linux Foundation. +This folder contains the [deprecated trademark agreements](https://github.com/cncf/foundation/tree/main/agreements/deprecated) that CNCF projects used to transfer trademarks to the Linux Foundation. -Projects will now use documents that are generated for them individually and they will be executed via Docusign. +Projects will now complete a "Contribution Agreement" that is generated as a Google document for them. This will then be executed via Docusign by the contributors and the LF. + +The new process follows the [CNCF Governing Board's approval](https://www.cncf.io/wp-content/uploads/2024/10/2024-Oct-09-GB-Voting-Results.pdf) of a [resolution](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1jeSSq8LvpRaw_6GWNeGjVEV0n9WoCJ-x3oTiUyJWYSk/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.3sfarlt0uip7) that establishes a [new Series LLC model for projects](https://docs.google.com/document/d/1ddxjFfABSiubJ9by9P3p9lszNSMetonJGFtV-NEb_Pc/edit?tab=t.0#heading=h.so0m36vqkre0). [Additional context](https://github.com/cncf/foundation/issues/910).