

You must not use the Skype brand assets in relation to products or services or on websites that may be considered sexually explicit, vulgar, profane, or offensive obscene, defamatory, libelous, slanderous or otherwise unlawful or religiously or racially offensive or otherwise promoting hate towards individuals or groups or that violates any applicable laws or is otherwise objectionable to Skype, as determined by Skype in its sole discretion. You must not copy or imitate the Skype trade dress, “look and feel”, or other identifiable and unique visual elements of the Skype brand assets or website, including (but not limited to) the color combinations, graphics, sounds, imagery, presence icons, typefaces, or stylization used by Skype (or anything similar thereto). You must not adopt marks, logos, or any other features that are confusingly similar to the Skype brand assets, and you must not market any product or service under a name that is confusingly similar to Skype products. You must not incorporate any of the Skype brand assets, or variations of them, into your own product features, product names, service names, trademarks, logos, company names, domain names, or social media accounts unless otherwise permitted by the Microsoft Trademark & Brand Guidelines. If you do not have a business owner contact, contact Skype brand help to get started.
Database requirements for skype license#
Such license must be initiated and approved by the Microsoft business owner who you are working with.

If no agreement exists or if the proposed use doesn’t fall within the scope of your existing agreement, check if the use falls within the Microsoft Trademark Guidelines & Brand Guidelines.įinally, if the use is not covered in any of the above or you are not sure, you may directly request a separate license from Microsoft. If there is any conflict between these guidelines and the terms of your agreement, then the terms of your agreement will govern, and you should follow those. If you have an existing agreement with Microsoft or Skype, check that first to determine if your desired use of our Skype brand assets is covered. By using any of the Skype brand assets, you expressly consent to be bound by these guidelines. We created the Skype Trademark & Brand Guidelines to have manage and protect the value of the brand. Thank you for your interest in using the Skype brand assets.
