RE: [Ogf-l] Interest in Free/Community Setting

[Martin L. Shoemaker]

> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Rogers
> Cadenhead
> Sent: Tuesday, April 24, 2001 10:41 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: [Ogf-l] Interest in Free/Community Setting
>
>
> At 07:51 PM 4/24/2001 -0500, "John Nephew" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> >Come on.  "Lands" and "Realms" are synonyms.  Given that we're
> talking about
> >an FRPG setting, I'd say there is plenty of possiblity for a reasonable
> >consumer to be confused by the name.
>
> The same could be said of RuneQuest and Rune, though I have to admit
Rune's
> a great name for an FRPG.

And if the two marks were in use in the same kind of goods and services, the
level of confusion would possibly be enough to sway a court. Certainly
enough to make the trademark holders nervous.

Martin L. Shoemaker

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