TRADEMARK.md

DeepScientist Trademark Guidelines

This document explains how the DeepScientist name, logo, and related branding may be used.

It is intended to be practical and lightweight. It does not change the open-source software license.

1. Scope

These guidelines apply to:

• the DeepScientist name
• the DeepScientist logo and visual brand assets
• official project, product, and service names used by ResearAI for DeepScientist

The source code remains licensed under the repository's software license. Trademark rights are separate from copyright and software license rights.

2. What is generally allowed

You may generally do the following without asking for separate permission:

• use the name DeepScientist to factually refer to this project
• say that your work is based on, compatible with, or built with DeepScientist
• link to the official repository, paper, website, and documentation
• discuss, review, compare, benchmark, or cite DeepScientist in papers, blog posts, talks, and tutorials
• fork the code and state that your fork originated from DeepScientist

Examples of generally acceptable use:

• Built with DeepScientist
• This project is a fork of DeepScientist
• Compatible with DeepScientist quest layout

3. What requires extra care

Please do not use the DeepScientist name, logo, or branding in ways that are likely to confuse users about source, sponsorship, certification, or official status.

Without prior written permission, please do not:

• present your fork, hosted service, plugin, benchmark, or derivative product as the official DeepScientist project
• use the DeepScientist logo as the primary brand for a modified or third-party product
• name a modified distribution in a way that strongly suggests it is the official release
• imply endorsement, certification, partnership, or approval by ResearAI when that is not true
• use phrases such as official, certified, by ResearAI, or similar claims in a misleading way

Examples of problematic use:

• Official DeepScientist Cloud
• DeepScientist Enterprise for an unrelated third-party hosted product
• shipping a modified fork under the unchanged DeepScientist product name in a way that hides that it is a fork

4. Forks and modified versions

You may fork, modify, and redistribute the code under the repository's software license.

If you distribute a modified version as a separate product or service, please make the modified status clear.

Good patterns include:

• ProjectName, based on DeepScientist
• DeepScientist fork by <your org>
• Modified DeepScientist build for internal use

If your fork is becoming a distinct public-facing product, we strongly prefer that you adopt your own primary product name and branding.

5. Nominative and descriptive use

We do not object to reasonable nominative or descriptive use of the DeepScientist name when you are accurately referring to the project.

That includes:

• documentation
• comparative evaluations
• academic citations
• compatibility notes
• tutorials
• screenshots of the unmodified product

6. No software license change

These trademark guidelines do not change:

• the repository software license
• your rights to use, study, modify, or redistribute the code under that license

They only address branding, naming, and source-identification issues.

7. Citation and attribution

If DeepScientist materially helps a paper, report, or public research artifact, we strongly encourage citation of the DeepScientist paper and clear disclosure of meaningful AI assistance.

See:

• README.md
• docs/en/26_CITATION_AND_ATTRIBUTION.md

8. Questions and permissions

If you want to:

• use the DeepScientist logo in a commercial context
• use the DeepScientist name for a public hosted service
• request explicit permission for co-branding or partnership-style usage

please contact:

• resear.ai@gmail.com

These guidelines are intended to stay lightweight and practical.