New FIRST logo

[Jeff Waegelin]

Originally Posted by SkitzoSmurf

new logo
that whole sm thing used to confuse the hell out of me
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to be honest I STILL dont know what it means

Originally Posted by Carol

The SM stands for service mark. It is a type of trademark that indicates the source of the service and to distinguish it from the services of others. A service mark is the same as a trademark except that it identifies and distinguishes the source of a service rather than a product. The R means that the trademark is registered (with the US Patent and Trademark Office). It isn't necessary to register a trademark but it does give you more legal protection both in this country, and more importantly, overseas.

There's your answer. If you'd read the whole thread, you'd have seen that.

[Sidney San Martín]

Hmm... the new logo is more "fun," as was said, and I like it. Yet the old logo with its white edges seems more precise, has more of an engineered feel.

As far as the new legal restrictions, does this make the chainlike, moving, FIRST avatar illegal? It "cuts apart" the logo.