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<blockquote data-quote="thewok" data-source="post: 5918329" data-attributes="member: 60907">One of the things I remember from my &quot;basic law dealing with stuff relating to journalism&quot; class is that trademarks must be defended, or the holder can lose the trademark.Of course, that assumes that there is a trademark holder already.&nbsp; I'm not sure how that would play out with a new application.&nbsp; But, if I were a judge, I'd look to the fact that Zenimax didn't raise a stink in 2006 when Wizards of the Coast introduced the Dragonborn in a book nor in 2008 when they were published as a core race in Wizards' flagship product.&nbsp; Granted, there was no trademark on file at the time, but I'd find their application dubious.If Zenimax is registering a trademark for a game title (and that's perfectly feasible), then I don't mind, so long as they let WotC continue on with the name.&nbsp; However, I am wondering how this might gum up the works for them:<a href="http://www.dotmmo.com/dragon-born-6979.html" target="_blank">Dragon Born - Official Unofficial Dragon Born Site - Browser Game - DotMMO.com</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="thewok, post: 5918329, member: 60907"] One of the things I remember from my "basic law dealing with stuff relating to journalism" class is that trademarks must be defended, or the holder can lose the trademark. Of course, that assumes that there is a trademark holder already. I'm not sure how that would play out with a new application. But, if I were a judge, I'd look to the fact that Zenimax didn't raise a stink in 2006 when Wizards of the Coast introduced the Dragonborn in a book nor in 2008 when they were published as a core race in Wizards' flagship product. Granted, there was no trademark on file at the time, but I'd find their application dubious. If Zenimax is registering a trademark for a game title (and that's perfectly feasible), then I don't mind, so long as they let WotC continue on with the name. However, I am wondering how this might gum up the works for them: [url=http://www.dotmmo.com/dragon-born-6979.html]Dragon Born - Official Unofficial Dragon Born Site - Browser Game - DotMMO.com[/url] [/QUOTE]

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