Licensing & Trademark

Licenses

Unless otherwise noted, materials published by Clinic Commons are licensed under the following terms:

• Creative Commons Attribution–ShareAlike 4.0 International (CC BY-SA 4.0)
  Applies to all non-software content — including written materials, templates, workflows, designs, and other documentation.
  This license allows reuse, modification, and redistribution — including for commercial purposes — as long as attribution is provided, changes are indicated, and derivative works are shared under the same terms.


• GNU Affero General Public License (AGPL)
  Applies to all software released or maintained by Clinic Commons.
  This license ensures that the software remains free to use, modify, and share — with the added requirement that any modified versions made available over a network are also shared under the same license.

Trademark & Name Use Policy

The following names are registered or unregistered trademarks of the Clinic Commons Foundation™. They identify components of the public infrastructure developed and maintained by the Foundation.

Use of these names must comply with the following guidelines to avoid confusion and protect the integrity of the project.

Protected Marks

• Clinic Commons™
  The shared identity of a public infrastructure project for outpatient care — built in the open, governed by clinicians, and protected as a public good. Clinic Commons refers to the full ecosystem of modular, openly licensed resources stewarded by the Clinic Commons Foundation™. This includes clinical protocols, care workflows, governance models, and implementation tools designed to support safe, affordable, and independently operated care — without lock-in. Clinic Commons is a foundational layer that clinics can use, adapt, and shape together — reducing duplication, increasing transparency, and keeping critical infrastructure in the hands of the people who provide care.


• Clinic Commons Foundation™
  The nonprofit steward responsible for the legal and community infrastructure behind Clinic Commons. It holds the project’s licenses, trademarks, and governance framework — ensuring the commons remains open, accountable, and clinician-led. The Foundation exists to protect the integrity of the project and keep its tools practical, transparent, and in service of those who provide care.


• Clinic Commons Core™
  The foundational framework of the commons — includes baseline protocols, templates, and structures shared across implementations.


• Clinic Commons Atlas™
  A modular, openly licensed knowledge base for starting and operating outpatient clinics. Includes standard operating procedures (SOPs), templates, logs, workflows, and bundled documentation. Designed for real-world use across diverse outpatient models, including cash-based, rural, student-run, and independent practices.


• Atlas Clinic™
  A prototype implementation of the Clinic Commons stack, used for training, research, and internal validation. Atlas Clinic demonstrates how the commons can be applied in practice — but is not a certification, endorsement, or standard for any specific site or organization.

Usage Guidelines

• You may refer to the project and its tools with clear, attributed phrases such as “built on Clinic Commons” or “adapted from Clinic Commons Atlas.”
• You may not use Clinic Commons names or marks in the branding of clinics, products, or services without prior written permission.
• Any public use of Clinic Commons resources must include proper attribution and a visible link to the applicable license.
• Use of Clinic Commons names or marks in a way that suggests endorsement, affiliation, or official status by the Clinic Commons Foundation is not permitted.

Legal & Licensing Contact
For licensing, naming requests, or other legal inquiries, email: [email protected]