Legal information about OpenFOAM

Licensing of OpenFOAM

OpenFOAM is produced by OpenCFD Ltd and is freely available and open source, licensed under the GNU General Public Licence. While we encourage prospective users of OpenFOAM to read the GPL, we provide information on Open Source Software Licensing.

Intellectual property

While OpenCFD produces and releases free open source software, it maintains its legal rights over intellectual property such as copyright material and trademarks.

The material on this website, for example, is protected by copyright, see the website Copyright Statement for more information.

The use of OpenCFD’s trademarks are controlled in order to avoid confusion among OpenFOAM users and the general public, to maintain the value and reputation of the trademarks and to protect them from inappropriate or unauthorised use. Accordingly, we provide a Trademark Policy for information on permitted use of OpenCFD’s trademarks.

Disclaimer

OpenCFD Ltd makes no or warranty, express or implied, to the accuracy or completeness of the information on this web site and therefore the information on this website should not be relied upon. OpenCFD Ltd disclaims liability for any loss, howsoever caused, arising directly or indirectly from reliance on the information on this website.