I am building a software system whose design is based around one of the ARINC standards. ARINC is a massive American aviation corporation that publishes industry standards, among other things.<p>I really need my marketing materials to mention that the system "Painlessly spits out ARINC 458 widgets".<p>Does anyone have experience with the legal aspects of mentioning another company in marketing materials? Does it suffice to use the registered trademark symbol and a footnote stating the company which owns the trademark?<p>The ARINC website has some guidance here, which I don't fully understand:
http://www.arinc.com/about/legal.html<p>I'm wondering how this really works in practice. And it's not as if ARINC wouldn't notice - I'm planning to launch my product at an ARINC conference.
Well, since this question dropped below the radar, let me answer it myself for completeness.<p>I emailed ARINC through their contact form, and a gentleman replied within one day that ARINC didn't have a problem if I just state that my product is ARINC compliant (consistent with that standard).