LEGAL

Last updated October 29th 2024.

Intellectual Property

TAPcentric, Inc. and Open Workspace, LLC  are the owners of extensive intellectual property rights that result from our commitment to pioneering innovation in desktop computing. Our intellectual property includes granted patents, patent applications pending throughout the world, registered trademarks and copyrights, and trade secrets, all strategically safeguarding the commercial and brand potential of our technology.

Our proprietary and protected advancements encompass novel graphical user interfaces, specialized software systems, methods, and processes, and complementary peripheral devices. Each technology plays a crucial role in actualizing our vision of the frictionless ‘peak’ user experience that guides our mission to fundamentally advance today’s desktop computing environment. 

To provide transparency and confidence in our innovative journey, we set forth below an overview of the intellectual property that protects our technology in support of this vision, with each domain reflecting our commitment to deliver industry-leading solutions for the next era of the desktop.

1. Patents

• • Granted Patents
    • Electronic Device
      • U.S. Patent Number: D1,042,449
      • Description: Large format desktop display with dial controller.
      • Granted on: September 17, 2024
  • Pending Patent Applications relating to the following technologies:

• • • System-independent graphical user interface designs.
    • Platform-neutral software systems, methods, and processes for automating window and tab management.
    • Systems, methods, and processes for controlling physical displays with peripheral devices.
    • Dockable dial controller for desktop and wall-mounted displays.

2. Trademarks

• • Registered:
    • U.S. Trademark Registration No. 7,157,917 for OpenWorkspace® (Wordmark)
    • U.S. Trademark Registration No. 7,020,295 for WorkDisplay® (Wordmark)
    • U.S. Trademark Registration No. 7,348,107 for The Peak Desktop Experience® (Wordmark)
    • U.S. Trademark Registration No. 7,237,945 for Image of Sun logo (Image) 
    • U.S. Trademark Registration No. 6,982,178 for Image of Trapezoidal ‘WD’  logo (Image)

• • Pending Registration

• • • U.S. Application Serial No. 97,474,980 for Imagine What’s Possible™ (Wordmark)

• • • U.S. Application Serial No. 97,262,953 for Image of Global ‘TAPcentric’ logo (Image)

3. Copyright

All content (including but not limited to text, images, videos, and designs) published on openworkspace.com, blog.openworkspace.com. workdisplay.com, tapcentric.com (along with that published on our various social media channels) is protected under U.S. copyright law. Unauthorized use, reproduction, or distribution of this content is prohibited without express written permission.

4. Trade Secrets

The products and services provided by TAPcentric Inc. and Open Workspace, LLC incorporate confidential information protected under relevant trade secret laws, including the Uniform Trade Secrets Act and Defend Trade Secrets Act. Use of those products and services is subject to an agreement that the user will not seek to reverse engineer or decompile any software, hardware, firmware or other technology programs provided to it by or on behalf of TAPcentric Inc. or Open Workspace, LLC unless it has obtained prior written consent.