> Ryan S. Dancey
>
> I can't comment. Not won't; can't. It is impossible for me to project
> today what an IP attorney at WotC or Hasbro will find to be a confusingly
> similar mark at some unknown future point in time.
I can certainly see your position here. Do you as an individual expect to
see commercial and non-commercial products that use 'd20' in their names but
don't use the d20 STL? I certainly can. If so, wouldn't it be wise to
encourage WotC to issue an opinion statement about how they might deal with
these issues? The issue of taking the other D&D marks for private use was a
large enough issue that WotC felt they needed to issue a policy statement,
isn't this an equally important issue?
I realize that if WotC feels they can't defend their mark against this kind
of use (if it isn't infringement) it would be in their best interest to keep
such an opinion quiet. If so this could easily turn into a legal game of
poker rather than anything informative.
-Brad
