Trademark application flow chart

This is a work in progress and is NOT policy.

Every object has a number. If you look at that number below, you can get more details on it.

Every box object indicates something to do. Every oval object indicates a question.

1. Even if your organization's plan is to maximize on reuse (ours is, too) or to focus on software, you will receive electronic waste. Included in the application should be a general list of types of electronic that will be accepted and an exhaustive, detailed plan on how they will be dealt with, especially hazardous waste. The list should include but not be limited to: CRTs, motherboards, etc. You DO NOT need to be a recycler, but at this point you need a plan for waste removal. That plan will be the result of considering as many options as possible and going with the most responsbile options. Please note, you do not need to be a Free Geek to call around. We recommend getting in touch with BAN (www.ban.org) for some help with that research. Startups that are not interested in or cannot come up with a comprehensive plan for dealing with their e-waste will not make it past this point.

2. Please explain why your community needs a Free Geek.

3. Imagine that you have a lot of volunteers and two of them aren't getting along. One of them has requested that the other be asked to leave the organization. What are some possible scenarios through which your organization cound handle this request and how does it demonstrate the decision-making program, various committees, if any, that you have in mind to start out with.

4. If steps one through three have been adequately done, Free Geek will formally grant preliminary status for the startup. At this point, Free Geek reserves the right to revoke the name if the steps to follow are not adequately done.