HackerNoon, Hacker Noon, or hackernoon? The answer might surprise you.

There are many moments when you feel like your company is doing something right.

Could be the first time you raised a million dollars from readers.

Could be the time you overheard during a random company meeting that [Hacker Noon] "is the first job they ever loved".

Could be when Hacker Noon became profitable again while also passing last year revenue.

Or, it could be the day you received a long-awaited email from lawyers, 2 years to the dot, that:

Hacker Noon is now officially a trademarked entity.

Yes, you read that right. Our logo and our brand name in all different versions (HackerNoon, hackernoon, or Hacker Noon) are now trademarked by the US Pattern and Trademark office.

You can use whichever version of Hacker Noon you prefer - Hacker Noon, hackernoon, or HackerNoon. We accept (and trademarked) them all.

Look out scammers, trademark jail awaits. Now let's start licensing!