<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="utf-8">
<meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=edge">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>
Trademark Guidelines | Apache Spark
</title>
<!-- Bootstrap core CSS -->
<link href="/css/cerulean.min.css" rel="stylesheet">
<link href="/css/custom.css" rel="stylesheet">
<!-- Code highlighter CSS -->
<link href="/css/pygments-default.css" rel="stylesheet">
<script type="text/javascript">
<!-- Google Analytics initialization -->
var _gaq = _gaq || [];
_gaq.push(['_setAccount', 'UA-32518208-2']);
_gaq.push(['_trackPageview']);
(function() {
var ga = document.createElement('script'); ga.type = 'text/javascript'; ga.async = true;
ga.src = ('https:' == document.location.protocol ? 'https://ssl' : 'http://www') + '.google-analytics.com/ga.js';
var s = document.getElementsByTagName('script')[0]; s.parentNode.insertBefore(ga, s);
})();
<!-- Adds slight delay to links to allow async reporting -->
function trackOutboundLink(link, category, action) {
try {
_gaq.push(['_trackEvent', category , action]);
} catch(err){}
setTimeout(function() {
document.location.href = link.href;
}, 100);
}
</script>
<!-- HTML5 shim and Respond.js IE8 support of HTML5 elements and media queries -->
<!--[if lt IE 9]>
<script src="https://oss.maxcdn.com/libs/html5shiv/3.7.0/html5shiv.js"></script>
<script src="https://oss.maxcdn.com/libs/respond.js/1.3.0/respond.min.js"></script>
<![endif]-->
</head>
<body>
<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery.js"></script>
<script src="https://netdna.bootstrapcdn.com/bootstrap/3.0.3/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<script src="/js/lang-tabs.js"></script>
<script src="/js/downloads.js"></script>
<div class="container" style="max-width: 1200px;">
<div class="masthead">
<p class="lead">
<a href="/">
<img src="/images/spark-logo-trademark.png"
style="height:100px; width:auto; vertical-align: bottom; margin-top: 20px;"></a><span class="tagline">
Lightning-fast cluster computing
</span>
</p>
</div>
<nav class="navbar navbar-default" role="navigation">
<!-- Brand and toggle get grouped for better mobile display -->
<div class="navbar-header">
<button type="button" class="navbar-toggle" data-toggle="collapse"
data-target="#navbar-collapse-1">
<span class="sr-only">Toggle navigation</span>
<span class="icon-bar"></span>
<span class="icon-bar"></span>
<span class="icon-bar"></span>
</button>
</div>
<!-- Collect the nav links, forms, and other content for toggling -->
<div class="collapse navbar-collapse" id="navbar-collapse-1">
<ul class="nav navbar-nav">
<li><a href="/downloads.html">Download</a></li>
<li class="dropdown">
<a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">
Libraries <b class="caret"></b>
</a>
<ul class="dropdown-menu">
<li><a href="/sql/">SQL and DataFrames</a></li>
<li><a href="/streaming/">Spark Streaming</a></li>
<li><a href="/mllib/">MLlib (machine learning)</a></li>
<li><a href="/graphx/">GraphX (graph)</a></li>
<li class="divider"></li>
<li><a href="/third-party-projects.html">Third-Party Projects</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li class="dropdown">
<a href="#" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">
Documentation <b class="caret"></b>
</a>
<ul class="dropdown-menu">
<li><a href="/docs/latest/">Latest Release (Spark 2.0.2)</a></li>
<li><a href="/documentation.html">Older Versions and Other Resources</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="/examples.html">Examples</a></li>
<li class="dropdown">
<a href="/community.html" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">
Community <b class="caret"></b>
</a>
<ul class="dropdown-menu">
<li><a href="/community.html#mailing-lists">Mailing Lists</a></li>
<li><a href="/contributing.html">Contributing to Spark</a></li>
<li><a href="https://issues.apache.org/jira/browse/SPARK">Issue Tracker</a></li>
<li><a href="/community.html#events">Events and Meetups</a></li>
<li><a href="/community.html#history">Project History</a></li>
<li><a href="/powered-by.html">Powered By</a></li>
<li><a href="/committers.html">Project Committers</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
<li><a href="/faq.html">FAQ</a></li>
</ul>
<ul class="nav navbar-nav navbar-right">
<li class="dropdown">
<a href="http://www.apache.org/" class="dropdown-toggle" data-toggle="dropdown">
Apache Software Foundation <b class="caret"></b></a>
<ul class="dropdown-menu">
<li><a href="http://www.apache.org/">Apache Homepage</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.apache.org/licenses/">License</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.apache.org/foundation/sponsorship.html">Sponsorship</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.apache.org/foundation/thanks.html">Thanks</a></li>
<li><a href="http://www.apache.org/security/">Security</a></li>
</ul>
</li>
</ul>
</div>
<!-- /.navbar-collapse -->
</nav>
<div class="row">
<div class="col-md-3 col-md-push-9">
<div class="news" style="margin-bottom: 20px;">
<h5>Latest News</h5>
<ul class="list-unstyled">
<li><a href="/news/spark-wins-cloudsort-100tb-benchmark.html">Spark wins CloudSort Benchmark as the most efficient engine</a>
<span class="small">(Nov 15, 2016)</span></li>
<li><a href="/news/spark-2-0-2-released.html">Spark 2.0.2 released</a>
<span class="small">(Nov 14, 2016)</span></li>
<li><a href="/news/spark-1-6-3-released.html">Spark 1.6.3 released</a>
<span class="small">(Nov 07, 2016)</span></li>
<li><a href="/news/spark-2-0-1-released.html">Spark 2.0.1 released</a>
<span class="small">(Oct 03, 2016)</span></li>
</ul>
<p class="small" style="text-align: right;"><a href="/news/index.html">Archive</a></p>
</div>
<div class="hidden-xs hidden-sm">
<a href="/downloads.html" class="btn btn-success btn-lg btn-block" style="margin-bottom: 30px;">
Download Spark
</a>
<p style="font-size: 16px; font-weight: 500; color: #555;">
Built-in Libraries:
</p>
<ul class="list-none">
<li><a href="/sql/">SQL and DataFrames</a></li>
<li><a href="/streaming/">Spark Streaming</a></li>
<li><a href="/mllib/">MLlib (machine learning)</a></li>
<li><a href="/graphx/">GraphX (graph)</a></li>
</ul>
<a href="/third-party-projects.html">Third-Party Projects</a>
</div>
</div>
<div class="col-md-9 col-md-pull-3">
<h2>Apache Spark Trademark Guidelines</h2>
<p>Apache Spark, Spark and the Spark logo are
<a href="https://www.apache.org/foundation/marks/">trademarks</a>
of the <a href="https://www.apache.org">Apache Software Foundation (ASF)</a>.
The ASF is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, and as such, needs to take
special care about how its trademarks are used by organizations.
In particular, ASF needs to ensure that its software products are clearly
distinguished from third-party products.</p>
<p>If you would like to provide software, services, events, or other products
based on Apache Spark, please refer to the
<a href="https://www.apache.org/foundation/marks/">ASF trademark policy</a>
and <a href="https://www.apache.org/foundation/marks/faq">FAQ</a>.
This page summarizes the key points of the policy, but please note that
the official policy always takes precedence.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>Software products,</strong> whether commercial or open source, are not allowed to
use “Spark” in their name, except in the form “powered by Apache Spark” or
“for Apache Spark” when following
<a href="https://www.apache.org/foundation/marks/faq/#products">these specific
guidelines</a>.
<ul>
<li>Names derived from “Spark”, such as “sparkly”, are also not allowed.</li>
<li>Company names may not include “Spark”.</li>
<li>Package identifiers (e.g., Maven coordinates) may include
“spark”, but the full name used for the software package should
follow the naming policy above.</li>
</ul>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Written materials</strong> must refer to the project as “Apache Spark” in the first
and most prominent mentions. Materials from software vendors or software-related
service providers must follow
<a href="https://www.apache.org/foundation/marks/guide#howoften">stricter
guidelines</a>, including using the full project name “Apache Spark” in more
locations, and proper
<a href="https://www.apache.org/foundation/marks/faq/#attribution">trademark
attribution</a> on every page.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Logos</strong> derived from the Spark logo are not allowed.</p>
</li>
<li>
<p><strong>Domain names</strong> containing “spark” are not permitted without written
permission from the Apache Spark PMC. To request permission, email
<a href="mailto:private@spark.apache.org">private@spark.apache.org</a> and CC
<a href="mailto:trademarks@apache.org">trademarks@apache.org</a>.
(<a href="https://www.apache.org/foundation/marks/domains.html">Details</a>)</p>
</li>
<li><strong>Events, books, and merchandise</strong> have their own guidelines.
Please refer to the
<a href="https://www.apache.org/foundation/marks/">ASF trademark policy</a>
and <a href="http://www.apache.org/foundation/marks/faq/">FAQ</a> for details.</li>
</ul>
<p>We appreciate the community’s help in respecting these guidelines.
If you have any questions about the Apache trademark policy, please email
<a href="mailto:trademarks@apache.org">trademarks@apache.org</a>.</p>
</div>
</div>
<footer class="small">
<hr>
Apache Spark, Spark, Apache, and the Spark logo are <a href="/trademarks.html">trademarks</a> of
<a href="http://www.apache.org">The Apache Software Foundation</a>.
</footer>
</div>
</body>
</html>
