Gradle Trademark Usage Guidelines

The trademarks, service marks, trade dress, and logos (“Trademarks”) owned by Gradle, Inc. and/or its affiliates (collectively, “Gradle”) are the intellectual property of Gradle and are amongst Gradle’s most valued assets. These Trademarks, whether registered or unregistered, must be used in accordance with these Trademark Usage Guidelines (“Guidelines”).

These Guidelines apply to Gradle’s customers, subscribers, partners, developers, and other third parties who have a license or permission to use the Trademarks. You may not use any of the Trademarks unless you have a written agreement with Gradle that contains a license or permission to use the Trademarks. If you fail to follow these Trademark Usage Guidelines or any specific guidelines set forth in your agreement with Gradle, then Gradle retains the right to modify or revoke your license or permission to use the Trademarks.

In certain cases, Trademarks can be used without a license to truthfully convey information about Gradle’s products or services or compatibility therewith as long as the use does not cause confusion as to source or affiliation. Any other use of a Gradle Trademark requires an appropriate license agreement. The Trademarks should never be used in a way that could cause anyone wrongly to believe that your products or services are offered, endorsed, or sponsored by Gradle. 

Any use of or reference to the Trademarks that is inconsistent with these Guidelines, or use of marks that are confusingly similar to  Trademarks owned by Gradle, is prohibited. All uses of the Trademarks, and all goodwill associated therewith, will inure solely to the benefit of Gradle.

Rules to Follow When Using Gradle Trademarks

The following rules apply to use of the Trademarks

  • Use the Trademarks only as adjectives followed by the appropriate generic product or service noun describing the relevant product or service. The Trademarks should not be used in plural or possessive form or as verbs.
  • When “Gradle” is used to refer to our company, Gradle, Inc. (or any of its subsidiaries or affiliates), rather than as a brand of product or services, then the rules for proper usage change slightly. Unlike the Trademarks, company names are proper nouns; they can be used in the possessive form and do not need to be followed by a generic term. Neither the ™ nor ® symbol should accompany references to Gradle as a company.
  • The Trademarks  should not be altered or amended in any way.  The Trademarks should not be combined with any other mark, hyphenated, abbreviated or displayed in parts. A logo should not be displayed with color variations, or with other elements superimposed on top of the logo. When using the Trademarks, follow the style and usage guidelines available in our Branding Guidelines.
  • Do not assert rights over the Trademarks and do not seek to obtain trademark protection for any of the Trademarks or variations thereof. 
  • The Trademarks should not be used as your domain name or as part of your domain name.
  • The Trademarks should not be used as part of your product name.
  • The Trademarks should not be incorporated into your company’s logos or designs.
  • A trademark notice (™ or ®) should be used on the most prominent and/or first appearance of each Trademark, and such notice should not be changed.  In particular, a ™ should not be changed to an ® in a trademark notice by anyone other than the owner.
  • You may not use the Trademarks in a disparaging, defamatory, libelous, or degrading manner.
  • There are some basic rights that everyone has to use any trademark, which are often referred to as “fair use.”  You may make fair use of word marks to make true factual statements.  “Fair use” does not permit you to state or imply that the owner of a mark produces, endorses, or supports your company, products, or services.  Even when making fair use of a Trademark, you should identify Gradle as the owner of the Trademark with the appropriate trademark notice.

Certain Gradle Trademarks may be used or referenced to communicate compatibility or interoperability of software or products. Any assertion of compatibility must be accurate and must not create confusion regarding Gradle’s association with the project or product. Use of Gradle Trademarks cannot imply that Gradle is sponsoring or endorsing such projects or products. The following are examples of proper and improper usage of Gradle Trademarks:

Correct: <your product name> for <Gradle Trademark>
Correct: <your product/company name> plug-in for <Gradle Trademark>
Correct: <your product name> compatible with <Gradle Trademark>
Correct: <your product name> for use with <Gradle Trademark>

Incorrect: <Gradle Trademark> <your product name>
Incorrect: <Gradle Trademark> by <your company name>
Incorrect: <Gradle Trademark> – <your product name>
Incorrect: <non-trademarked industry term> brought to you by <Gradle Trademark>

Gradle Trademarks

The following is an illustrative, non-exhaustive list of logos and Trademarks owned by Gradle. This list of Trademarks and their status could change over time and these Guidelines shall be updated periodically. Please note that the absence of a product or service name or logo from the list below does not constitute a waiver of Gradle’s intellectual property rights in that name or logo.

Gradle®
Build Scan®
Develocity®
Gradle Build Tool™
DPE University™
Build Cache™

Gradle Trade Dress Marks

The Gradle user interface design trademarks and trade dress, including its look and feel are property of Gradle.

Questions or Comments

If you become aware of any usage of Gradle Trademarks in violation of these Guidelines, please contact us at info@gradle.com. Requests for a trademark license or questions regarding these Trademark Usage Guidelines may also be directed to info@gradle.com.