trademarks to the Open Usage Commons</h1><p>An update on trademarks and project governance.</p></div><p class=post-author>Jul 8, 2020 <span>| </span>By Sean Suchter - Google</p><div><p>Since <a href=/v1.21/news/releases/0.x/announcing-0.1/>day one</a>, the Istio project has believed in the importance of being contributor-run, open, transparent and available to all. In that spirit, Google is pleased to announce that it will be transferring ownership of the project’s trademarks to the new Open Usage Commons