This seems pretty silly.
Extremely silly.
Take, for example, OpenText. [1]
Nothing about it is free, or open source code, or in any other sense publicly accessible. [2]
I don't know if they operate in the EU, but I presume any application for a trademark would be rejected.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenText
[2] It's "Open" as it turns paper documents into more easily accessible digital formats. But not public in any way.
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Extremely silly.
Take, for example, OpenText. [1]
Nothing about it is free, or open source code, or in any other sense publicly accessible. [2]
I don't know if they operate in the EU, but I presume any application for a trademark would be rejected.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OpenText
[2] It's "Open" as it turns paper documents into more easily accessible digital formats. But not public in any way.