TSR Guess what other trademark has recently lapsed?

[reelo]

Have you guys never heard of yhe band GYGAX?
Some serious classic Hardrock with D&D-inspired lyrics. Highly recommended!

 

[Faolyn]

"The kids love our treasure chest meals! A free polearm in every box!"

It comes with a bowl ice cream. Eat it up with your ear spoon!

 

[MGibster]

Gygaxed - where you spend $30 and wait seven years for nothing!

Daaaaaamn. I need some salve for that burn and it wasn't even directed at me!

 

[The-Magic-Sword]

While I love the enthusiasm for a Gygax fast food chain, the basic premise of a high-lethality fast food chain has been done to death.

 

[Reef]

"The kids love our treasure chest meals! A free polearm in every box!"

“Collect them all!l

“I got a Lucerne Hammer!”
“I got a Bohemian Earspoon!”

edit: D’oh! Ninja’d!

 

[slaughterj]

To correct some trademark misconceptions in here, just because a trademark registration is abandoned, does not mean that the trademark rights are available, the owner could still be using the mark for the described goods or services and still retain common law rights.

Also, a trademark registration is directed to described goods or services and even common law trademarks are generally for goods and services for which the mark was used (and protect against confusingly similar usages), so even if GYGAX was registered or there were just common law rights to such mark for RPGs and board games, that likely wouldn't stop GYGAX friend chicken chains or tire shops.

 

[Morrus]

To correct some trademark misconceptions in here, just because a trademark registration is abandoned, does not mean that the trademark rights are available, the owner could still be using the mark for the described goods or services and still retain common law rights.

Has anybody told TSR3 this?

 

[Steampunkette]

Turns out GYGAX is currently held in Trust on behalf of Gail Gygax and is not free.

It was renewed in October 2020.

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[Scutisorex]

I can finally open my chain of Gygax Fried Chicken! It's "Lawfully Good!"