QField Trademark and Brand Guidelines

We’re thrilled that you want to refer to the QField project and sincerely appreciate your help in spreading the word.

This page provides all the information and resources you need to correctly use the QField brand assets.

These guidelines are based on the QGIS.org trademark guidelines.

Trademark Goals: Our main aim is to encourage those who do business using the QField name and logo to:

• not misrepresent or bring disrepute to the QField project
• not present the QField project as their own work
• participate actively in the project and help us improve QField

Trademark Protection: The QField name and logo are protected under European law from unauthorized and confusing uses of the trademark. You can find our trademark information at EUIPO.

QField trademarks, service marks, logos and designs, as well as other works of authorship eligible for copyright protection (collectively “Marks”) are valuable assets that OPENGIS.ch needs to protect. OPENGIS.ch does not permit all uses of QField Marks. OPENGIS.ch provides these Trademark Usage Guidelines (“Guidelines”) to assist you in properly using our Marks in the specific cases that we do permit. The strength of our Marks depends in part on consistent and appropriate use. We ask that you properly use and credit our Marks in accordance with these Guidelines. We reserve the right to change these Guidelines at any time at our sole discretion.

These Guidelines should be followed along with all QField rules and policies posted on qfield.org or otherwise.

Examples of use that do not require permission

In cases of fair use, you may use or refer to QField trademark without explicit permission from OPENGIS.ch. The following are examples of permitted usage:

• Books, articles, tutorials: If you write articles, books, blog posts, tutorials, or study materials, you do not need permission to cite the QField name or use the logo.

We require you to give attribution to the QField project and reference the project website somewhere in your work. Avoid anything that may give the impression that your work is an official QField product.

• Courses, training: If you present a course on QField, in either an academic, free, or commercial context, you can use the logo and name in course material.

Please explain in your course materials that QField is free and open source software, and encourage anyone to contribute, directly or indirectly, to the project.

• Services: If you provide services (support, development) for QField, you can use the QField trademark to describe or advertise your services or products, provided this is done in a way that is not misleading (such as presenting the QField project as your own work). See the requirements for product names below.

• Linking: If you use the QField logo on a website linking to https://qfield.org or any of our domains or GitHub repositories, you do not need special permission.

• Merchandise: You can make t-shirts, desktop wallpapers, caps, or other merchandise with QField trademark for non-commercial usage. For commercial merchandise, you must truthfully advertise to customers which part of the selling price, if any, will be donated to the QField project.

Examples of use requiring permission

Some uses of our trademark require permission. If you need permission, please contact us at trademark@qfield.org.

Obtaining permission is not a formal endorsement of your QField-related project and does not constitute a statement on the quality of your service.

• Product names: If you plan to market a QField-based product or service using a name that includes the word “QField”, such as “YourCompany QField”, you must obtain permission from OPENGIS.ch. This applies whether or not you register your trademark with a government authority. When developing and advertising QField-based products, please follow these guidelines:

  1. Don’t present your work as our work: If you provide a customized QField version, make it clear that your offer is a derivative product, not the official QField version. Do this by adding your company or brand name to the product name.

  2. Don’t present our work as your work: Give credit to the QField project. Don’t hide the fact that your product is based on QField.

  3. Good product name examples:

     • YourCompany QField
     • YourCompany Desktop/Suite powered by QField
     • YourBrand powered by QField
     • YourBrand based on QField

  4. Bad product name examples:

     • YourCompany GIS
     • QField special edition

When referring to QField, please do not undermine the validity of the main QField project. Refer to our software packages as “Official Packages” and not “Community Releases” or similar. If you create your own packages, make it clear that these are derivative packages not created or endorsed by the QField project.

• Domain names and websites: Use of our Marks on websites to accurately describe QField products, services, or technology is permitted. Use must not be misleading or likely to cause confusion as to whether the website is sponsored by or affiliated with OPENGIS.ch. OPENGIS.ch reserves the right to request removal of our Mark from your domain name, website, or publication if we deem the use inappropriate.

  1. Companies, products, and commercial projects cannot use a QField.tld: Any principal or secondary level domain name, with or without commercial intent, must not be identical or virtually identical to any of our Marks.

  2. Companies, products, and commercial projects should not use QField.xxxx: Do not register any domain name containing our Marks or claim any trademark or similar proprietary rights in the domain name. For example, “QFieldtech.com”, “QField-group.com”, “QFieldexperts.com” are not allowed without permission. Any violation may result in legal action.

  3. Exceptions: Non-commercial projects may use QField.xxxxx (e.g. QField.tutorials, if the tutorials are free) but should ask for permission before registering the domain.

Permission is not a formal endorsement from the QField project and does not imply anything about quality of service.

• Social Media: Any use of our Marks in connection with account names, profiles, avatars, or handles on social media platforms is subject to the same guidelines as other uses. Use of any of our Marks in an account name, profile name, as an avatar, or in a handle requires a permission request.

Prohibited trademark uses

OPENGIS.ch does not permit using any of our Marks in the following manner:

• as part of your own trademark;
• to identify non-QField products, services, or technology;
• in a manner likely to cause confusion between QField products and those of another entity;
• in a manner that inaccurately implies that OPENGIS.ch sponsors, endorses, or is affiliated with your activities, products, services, or technology;
• in a manner that disparages QField or its products, services, or technology;
• in connection with products, services, or activities that may diminish goodwill in our Marks;
• in connection with any unlawful activities or to encourage unlawful activities.

Examples of unacceptable uses

1. Fake affiliation/endorsement: You cannot use the QField trademark in any way that suggests affiliation with or endorsement by the QField project or community, if that is not true.

2. Company names: You cannot use the QField trademark in a company or commercial organization name.

3. Confusingly similar trademarks: You cannot use a name that is confusingly similar to the QField trademark.

If in doubt, find out!

If you cannot find an answer to your question below, please contact us at trademark@qfield.org.

Report abuse

If you know of people, organizations, or companies using the QField name or logo as part of a trademark without permission, or if you see references to QField without proper attribution, please notify us at trademark@qfield.org.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q: When do I have to show proper attribution?

A: Whenever you use the term QField in print, on the internet, or in audio broadcasts, you should give proper attribution to the QField project.

Q: I am registering or have registered a trademark with my country’s trademark authority. Do I still need permission?

A: Yes, assuming your trademark includes the element “QField” and is being used in connection with software-related goods and services. If you are using the term QField as a trademark (whether or not registered), you need to apply for permission.

Q: I am a commercial entity selling software-related goods or services and using the word “QField” in the entity’s name. Do I need permission?

A: Using QField in the entity’s name is not permitted because you are using QField as part of a trademark in connection with software-related goods or services. Even if you don’t use QField as part of the entity’s name, if the entity has a product or service that uses “QField” in its name, you still need permission.

Q: If I get permission for my trademark, will OPENGIS.ch refuse to grant similar permissions to marks that are the same as, or confusingly similar to, my mark?

A: No. OPENGIS.ch does not attempt to ensure exclusivity or protect marks from infringement. OPENGIS.ch is not a dispute resolution authority and does not become involved in disputes between trademark owners.

Q: My trademark application was rejected for confusing similarity to the QField trademark. If I have trademark usage permission, will OPENGIS.ch consent to my registration?

A: No. The QField trademark usage permission is not a consent for the registration of other trademarks. To protect the QField mark from dilution, we do not consent to the registration of trademarks found to be confusingly similar to the QField mark.