# Project Name Change **URL:** \ **Category:** Development\ **Created:** [May 18, 2020, 12:13pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/project-name-change/154 "2020-05-18T12:13:07Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 43
**Author:** ![o-k](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/free1/user_avatar/org-roam.discourse.group/o-k/32/571_2.png) [@o-k](https://org-roam.discourse.group/u/o-k)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2020, 11:37pm UTC](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/project-name-change/154/43 "2020-12-27T23:37:55Z")
oops, didn’t realize this had already been suggested, and that the poll is already closed. > [@Poll: Project Name Change](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/poll-project-name-change/245/5): > > I’m closing the polls now. Considering that the majority has voted for Org-roam, I’ve decided that we will keep the name. Concerns about keeping the name are well-heard: It gives the idea that Org-roam is copy of Roam Research, and a false idea of what the project represents. The name might be an issue if Roam Research ever decides to copyright/trademark it. I do think (1) is a legitimate concern, but at this time, we really don’t have many distinguishing factors from Roam Research. We can t… --- _[View the full topic](https://org-roam.discourse.group/t/project-name-change/154)._