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<blockquote data-quote="Deset Gled" data-source="post: 8483357" data-attributes="member: 7808"><p>I think it's worth stating this again. The fundamental purpose of a trademark is to <a href="https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/search/likelihood-confusion" target="_blank">prevent confusion</a> by identifying companies and informing the public about who they are. The (original) reason that trademarks are supported by the government is a form of consumer protection. The goal is to make sure people know what they are getting when they buy a name brand product.</p><p></p><p>nuTSR has been blatantly trying to claim a relationship with the original TSR. They have done it by using the logos. They have done it by using the names "Dungeons and Dragons", "Star Frontiers", and others. They have used the names of any people who worked with the original TSR that they can find. Their marketing has done everything they possibly can to make people think they are related to the original TSR.</p><p></p><p>That's why TSR is hosed. There's 30 points of complaint in WotCs filing. TSR may be able to work their way around a few of them. I'm sure they'll get a bunch of armchair internet lawyers arguing about whether or not WotC abandoned the mark or not, or debating exact dates, or just mindlessly rambling on about tort reform. But at the end of the day, nuTSR was openly flaunting that they were doing exactly what the trademark law is designed to prevent.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Deset Gled, post: 8483357, member: 7808"] I think it's worth stating this again. The fundamental purpose of a trademark is to [URL='https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/search/likelihood-confusion']prevent confusion[/URL] by identifying companies and informing the public about who they are. The (original) reason that trademarks are supported by the government is a form of consumer protection. The goal is to make sure people know what they are getting when they buy a name brand product. nuTSR has been blatantly trying to claim a relationship with the original TSR. They have done it by using the logos. They have done it by using the names "Dungeons and Dragons", "Star Frontiers", and others. They have used the names of any people who worked with the original TSR that they can find. Their marketing has done everything they possibly can to make people think they are related to the original TSR. That's why TSR is hosed. There's 30 points of complaint in WotCs filing. TSR may be able to work their way around a few of them. I'm sure they'll get a bunch of armchair internet lawyers arguing about whether or not WotC abandoned the mark or not, or debating exact dates, or just mindlessly rambling on about tort reform. But at the end of the day, nuTSR was openly flaunting that they were doing exactly what the trademark law is designed to prevent. [/QUOTE]
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