TYPO3 Trademark Usage: What’s Allowed and What’s Not

As I already stated on the LinkedIn post: I doubt that the ad restriction is enforceable (in Germany) since there are enough rulings about §23 Abs. 1 Nr. 3 MarkenG that allow mentioning a brand without consent in order to specify your own goods or services.

I have concerns that the bad faith actors still advertise as they want and you cannot enforce your rules… and the small good faith actors are scared away now.

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Have you considered the case where someone is looking for a developer skilled in TYPO3? If they pay to post a job ad on an external platform, technically this violates the rules. Expecting everyone to request permission just to mention it in a job description — simply because they require experience with it — is, well… let’s just say it’s not very realistic.
It is also for editors btw. It means, that a university is not allowed - without written permission - to post a job ad for an editor with TYPO3 experience in a typical paid platform.

I think you should consider to extend the “fair use” rules allowing job ads, because that is essential for the community to be able to grow.

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