> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Neal Rogers
> Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2001 8:42 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [Ogf-l] Interest in Free/Community Setting
>
>
> Seriously???? Does that mean that nobody can use
> either "Forgotten" or "Realms" in the title of any
> roleplaying product? I could see there'd be a problem
> if he used a logo that looked like something used for
> Forgotten Realms and also had a name that was one word
> off, but sheesh... He's not even doing a full world
> like the Realms but more along the lines of a series
> of add-ons. Leastways that's what he said in his
> original message. I'm all for a person protecting his
> intellectual property but this sounds overzealous to
> me.
Well, given that "Land" and "Realms" are related terms, I GUARANTEE this has
a chance of confusing at least one consumer: me. When I saw the original
post, I got no farther than the name, and decided it was a Forgotten Realms
wannabe. Since I have zero interest in FR, I skipped the message and kept
working. Only later, when I had time to revisit, did I realize that in fact
it sounds like a pretty cool idea.
So since trademark law frowns upon similar names within the same market when
such could cause confusion, well, I'd say this name would NOT be a good
idea.
Martin L. Shoemaker
Martin L. Shoemaker Consulting, Software Design and UML Training
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http://www.MartinLShoemaker.com
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