# Trademark and package-identity notice

Certiv is the owner-authorized brand used by this project. The project owner
reports prior use and is pursuing trademark protection. This notice does not
represent that an application has been filed or allowed, that any registration
exists, or that a legal clearance opinion has been issued.

The Apache License 2.0 applies to the licensed code but grants no trademark
rights in the Certiv name, word mark, logos, domain names, or other brand
indicia. Nothing here limits descriptive or nominative references permitted by
law.

The Python distribution produced by this project is `certiv-receipts`. The bare
`certiv` namespace on PyPI currently resolves to a separate distribution. It is
not an installation alias and must not be substituted for `certiv-receipts`.

This file records the project owner's brand authorization and the software's
package identity. It is not legal advice or a trademark-office status record.
