RE: [Open_Gaming] The "conspiracy theorists"

[Rogers Cadenhead]

As a practical matter, there may not be anyone with a commercial interest in
using the term "D20 system" generically. However, it doesn't take a lawsuit to
stop a trademark from being registered by the U.S. Patent and Trademark
Office. Every mark is published for opposition when it is registered, and any
entity that feels it would be damaged by the registration can file an 
opposition
with the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board. It doesn't even require an attorney,
just a fee of $300 per class the mark is registered under.

Rogers Cadenhead
E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Web: http://www.prefect.com

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