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- Bluesky acquired the trademark for 'ATPROTOCOL' and its variants to protect community usage.
- The trademark is a defensive measure to prevent legal abuse and ensure free use for developers; no fees for most use cases.
- Licenses are required for commercial branding, products, services, events, merchandise, or domain names using the mark.
- Good faith use is encouraged, and the trademark will be transferred to an independent governance organization in the future.
- The approach is inspired by other open-source projects like Wikimedia, Red Hat, and Mozilla to balance legal needs with decentralization.