Sorry if I was slightly off track.
I do find it interesting that the d20 logo doesn't bear a Trademark notice
itself. This is a silly move on their part. It's not a guarantee of
protection by any means, but making a concerted effort to label something as
Trademarked goes a long way towards establishing prior use of that sign or
symbol as your trademarked property.
As far as the phrase "d20" being used in domain names, this is, as well, a
sticky issue. Wal-Mart is a good example. People have tried registering
(with varying degrees of success) walmartsucks, wal-martsucks, and the like.
The latter is protected more stringently because it's part of the actual
trademark (with the hyphen).
Interesting things come into play when you take into consideration possible
ways that "d20" could appear.
david20thbirthday.com
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iread2001aspaceodyssey.com
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iambored20timesover.com
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It's never clear cut. Plus, what about things like
die20.com
dd20.com
dtwenty.com
dietwenty.com
Is it the "d20" phrase itself, or what it stands for, that's important?
This all resolves nothing. Just thought I'd share.
>Aeon,
>Good reply to the wrong message. While your words should be well marked by
>the "Domain Abuse" thread, this thread was concerned with the use of d20 in
>a domain name, and that IS a trademark protected phrase. I think Ryan was
>right that only a trained IP attorney would have a valid answer. All we
>could do is make educated guesses.
>
>Bob
>B-)
