Comments on: A New Home for the WordPress Trademark

By: The WordPress Foundation – WordPress Book

The WordPress Foundation – WordPress Book — Wed, 24 May 2023 15:57:11 +0000

[…] WordPress Foundation was launched in January 2010. Automattic transferred the trademarks later that year in September. As part of the transfer, Automattic was granted use of WordPress for […]

By: WordPress-Geschichten: Foundation | WordPress, Communities, Meetups, Themes, Tutorials

Sun, 24 Mar 2013 10:14:13 +0000

[…] Matt Mullenweg, 9. September 2010, 15:11 […]

By: About the Koha decision, open source and trademarks « mmit blog

About the Koha decision, open source and trademarks « mmit blog — Tue, 22 Nov 2011 09:34:42 +0000

[…] they gave it. And, for an example about how trademarks *could* be managed for open source projects, last year’s announcement about the transfer of the WordPress trademark to the non-profit WordPress Foundation provides a […]

By: Domæneskift fra wordpress.dk til wp-danmark.dk | WordPress Danmark

Domæneskift fra wordpress.dk til wp-danmark.dk | WordPress Danmark — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 20:34:26 +0000

[…] for skiftet gør dog, at det er lidt lettere at leve med. Det hele startede med Matts indlæg fra efteråret om, at varemærket WordPress nu bliver varetaget af en stiftelse – the WordPress Foundation. […]

By: Why WordPress is so Popular | Gary Eckstein

Why WordPress is so Popular | Gary Eckstein — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 06:29:36 +0000

[…] and developed by millions of keen contributors, all the while being guided and supported by Matt Mullenweg and the team at Automattic so that reliable and extensible software continues to be produced whilst […]

By: WordPress: What Happened in 2010 | Valent Mustamin

WordPress: What Happened in 2010 | Valent Mustamin — Sat, 01 Jan 2011 03:12:14 +0000

[…] A New Home for the WordPress Trademark Automattic has transferred the WordPress trademark to the WordPress Foundation, the non-profit dedicated to promoting and ensuring access to WordPress and related open source projects in perpetuity. https://ma.tt/2010/09/wordpress-trademark/ […]

By: For-Profit Automattic Gives WordPress Trademark To Non-Profit Foundation

For-Profit Automattic Gives WordPress Trademark To Non-Profit Foundation — Thu, 02 Dec 2010 04:10:37 +0000

[…] valuable core assets and give up control,” Automattic founder Matt Mullenweg writes today in a post announcing that the WordPress trademark has been transfered from his company to the WordPress […]

By: Christian Guico

Christian Guico — Sun, 07 Nov 2010 06:04:09 +0000

Nice work indeed. More power to WordPress, to you Matt, the WordPress Foundation and Automattic.

By: David

David — Mon, 18 Oct 2010 00:28:36 +0000

What a powerful gesture. It restores one’s faith in humanity. Kudos.

By: Matthew B.

Matthew B. — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 15:43:38 +0000

Awesome move Matt and Automattic HQ !!

Big thanks in the name of the quarter billion community members.

Blogging wouldn’t be as we know it without all this awesome work and development . . .

Now this step to ensure WordPress will remains free to the community who made WordPress go sky-rocketting.

A vision of a world where great pieces of code can be free !!

By: Mark Rosher

Mark Rosher — Sun, 03 Oct 2010 09:56:02 +0000

Amazed this story hasn’t been more widely circulated. I only found out from my dashboard on an infrequent update. Such altruism ought not to be overlooked. So a thank you from me, a simple user.

By: Microsoft und WordPress « MTRV

Microsoft und WordPress « MTRV — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 20:53:48 +0000

[…] gleich komplett kaufen will. An sich eine hübsche Idee, dürfte der Firmenwert nach der Abtretung der „WordPress“ Markenrechte zur WordPress Foundation gerade entsprechend gefallen und damit Automattic auch sehr günstig sein. […]

By: Matt Trifiro

Matt Trifiro — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 18:13:35 +0000

This is huge. This should have gotten more press coverage. I can’t believe I am only seeing this now.

Nice move. Forward-thinking. Generous.

By: Biello.it » Blog Archive » Di WordPress e di professionalità

Biello.it » Blog Archive » Di WordPress e di professionalità — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 13:02:32 +0000

[…] la stima che ho nelle persone che fanno parte di Automatic come ad esempio il fatto che abbiano trasferito il marchio “WordPress” allafondazione no-profit, mentre altre mi riempiono di soddisfazione come quella in […]

By: Fiona

Fiona — Wed, 29 Sep 2010 04:46:30 +0000

I’m in love with WordPress. In fact, I might even marry it. That’s how much I love this software. A HUGE congratulations to everyone from lil’ ol’ me.

By: 30 Million And More: Will Microsoft Acquire WordPress? | ConceivablyTech

30 Million And More: Will Microsoft Acquire WordPress? | ConceivablyTech — Tue, 28 Sep 2010 20:47:03 +0000

[…] Most importantly, the founding developer of WordPress and founder of Automattic, Matt Mullenweg, said that he has given up the trademark of WordPress and donated it to the WordPress foundation which […]

By: Microsoft adopta WordPress para sustituir a sus Spaces » El Blog de Enrique Dans

Mon, 27 Sep 2010 18:08:28 +0000

[…] la forma de hacer las cosas y de situarse como la opción más versátil. Recientemente, Automattic transfirió la marca WordPress a la WordPress Foundation, para asegurar así su independencia como producto de acceso libre y abierto. Ninguna otra […]

By: Matrich

Matrich — Thu, 23 Sep 2010 07:22:57 +0000

Woow!!! Great, Matt! This is incredibly unbelievable. You have surely set a precedence in the entire open source community and the world at large.

I was recently hurt by Java and MySQL being taken over by Oracle. It has caused lots of confusion and we only wait to see what the future holds for the two.

However, with such a great move for WordPress, even though the community was certain that WordPress was safe, it is even more certain. Thanks so much for your brave decisions. May WordPress and the community continues to grow and grow.

By: Greg Habstritt

Greg Habstritt — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 03:09:31 +0000

Hey Matt:

You continue to demonstrate to entrepreneurs everywhere that success in today’s environment is about authenticity and doing what’s right .. not necessarily what would be assumed to be profitable or “smart business”.

Your talk at Engage was one of the highest rated, and I really appreciate all that you do and what you’ve achieved (with no interest in taking credit for any of it).

Hope all is well and that our paths cross again soon.

Regards,
Greg

By: Matt

Matt — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 22:58:00 +0000

In reply to Sigwo.

Automattic is a rapidly growing profitable business with more than 65 employees and tens of millions of users. 🙂 The WordPress name is hugely valuable but this has nothing to do with taxes (which aren’t a concern or most startups anyway because they re-invest all the money they make).

By: Martha Lee Turner

Martha Lee Turner — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 20:18:57 +0000

Thank you, Matt! This cannot have been easy, but by doing it you have set an example for the entire open source community. Makes me proud to be a WordPress user!

By: Sigwo

Sigwo — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 05:10:02 +0000

Sounds like you transferred the only thing worth money (the wordpress name) to a tax sheltered organization. Great work!

By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 00:40:09 +0000

In reply to Dimitris.

All of WP.com will continue to run as always.

By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 00:28:58 +0000

In reply to Jean-Francois Messier.

Currently there are no rules against that.

By: Matt

Matt — Sat, 18 Sep 2010 00:23:55 +0000

In reply to Alexis.

Thank you very much.