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<blockquote data-quote="Abstruse" data-source="post: 8763019" data-attributes="member: 6669048"><p>I think there might be some misunderstandings about what's going on.</p><p></p><p>Justin LaNasa registered the name "TSR" along with some associated logos as trademarks for his company, TSR LLC, along with a registration for the name "Star Frontiers". He does claim ownership of the name "TSR" as he attempted to get Jayson Elliot to license the name back from him for his company also called TSR (now called Solarian Games).</p><p></p><p>Wizards of the Coast currently uses the trademarks "TSR", "Star Frontiers", and many others along with the graphic logos that Justin LaNasa registered as they sell reprints of classic TSR-era modules and the original Star Frontiers game on DMs Guild and/or DriveThruRPG. Star Frontiers in particular came up when Evil Hat games also attempted to register the trademark but, after talking with Wizards of the Coast, backed down. It was then that Wizards put the original Star Frontiers for sale on DMs Guild.</p><p></p><p>When LaNasa filed for the trademarks, Wizards of the Coast filed an objection to their registration before it was finalized. LaNasa sued Wizards of the Coast for the right to use the trademarks, then Wizards of the Coast counter-sued for LaNasa violating their trademarks. The trial will determine who owns the trademarks and how much (if any) damages the other party will have to pay.</p><p></p><p>It should be noted that, under United States law, you do not need to register a trademark for it to be legally protected, but registering the trademark does give you more legal protections than if you do not. Just because Wizards of the Coast allowed the registration to lapse does not mean that they "lost" the trademark as other things have to occur for that to happen. And that's what the court will decide.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Abstruse, post: 8763019, member: 6669048"] I think there might be some misunderstandings about what's going on. Justin LaNasa registered the name "TSR" along with some associated logos as trademarks for his company, TSR LLC, along with a registration for the name "Star Frontiers". He does claim ownership of the name "TSR" as he attempted to get Jayson Elliot to license the name back from him for his company also called TSR (now called Solarian Games). Wizards of the Coast currently uses the trademarks "TSR", "Star Frontiers", and many others along with the graphic logos that Justin LaNasa registered as they sell reprints of classic TSR-era modules and the original Star Frontiers game on DMs Guild and/or DriveThruRPG. Star Frontiers in particular came up when Evil Hat games also attempted to register the trademark but, after talking with Wizards of the Coast, backed down. It was then that Wizards put the original Star Frontiers for sale on DMs Guild. When LaNasa filed for the trademarks, Wizards of the Coast filed an objection to their registration before it was finalized. LaNasa sued Wizards of the Coast for the right to use the trademarks, then Wizards of the Coast counter-sued for LaNasa violating their trademarks. The trial will determine who owns the trademarks and how much (if any) damages the other party will have to pay. It should be noted that, under United States law, you do not need to register a trademark for it to be legally protected, but registering the trademark does give you more legal protections than if you do not. Just because Wizards of the Coast allowed the registration to lapse does not mean that they "lost" the trademark as other things have to occur for that to happen. And that's what the court will decide. [/QUOTE]
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