Agreed at Oct. 1st, 2007 telecon.

1. The first use of OGSA mentioned in communications must be identified in a footnote or attribution. The attribution should be located either on the page/screen where the OGSA is first used, or in the legal section of the document or web site in which it is referenced.
   • If necessary, GFD should have "Trademarks" section which states "OGSA is a registered trademark and service mark of the Open Grid Forum" in its title page.
2. The first reference in text to OGSA should be followed by the proper trademark symbol. The proper symbol for registered trademark is ®.
   • On and after second use of OGSA must not have the trademark symbol.
   • Document title is an exception. If necessary, document title may have the trademark symbol.
3. OGSA should be used as an adjective qualifying a noun that is a generic description of architecture or specifications. OGSA should only be used in a singular form.
   • Examples: The OGSA Architecture defines interoperable web services that support operation and management of grid computing resources ...
4. Do not change the form or representation of OGSA, including capitalization or punctuation.

See also US Patent and Trademark Office FAQ page.