Re: [Ogf-l] Dungeon Master trademark

[Githianki]

>"In fact, I'd like to fix the Dungeon Master issue at some point too, but >since it is a registered trademark, getting it fixed is gonna take a little >finagling. > >Ryan" Just wondering what this might entail? Also, how is it that Wizards received a trademark on a what is used as a game term for a certain player, rather than used as a mark associated with a good or service?  Yes, it is used in the title of a book, but it isn't used like "Dungeon Master" brand guidebook or "Dungeon Master's" (as in an identifiable character's) guidebook. That one post showed the registration as being for as a TYPED DRAWING. How does that fit in here?  Don't all trademarks have to have a specific representation with which association is made, and which then may be referenced by using plain text? I don't dispute that Wizards has a valid registered trademark by the fact that it was granted, I just don't get how the logic works for it.  Call it questioning the defensibility I guess. This is why I asked if their were some other uses by Wizards (or TSR previously) made of Dungeon Master other than the ones everyone is familiar with, because despite the validity of the mark, its merits seem somewhat suspect IMO.  Maybe I am way off mark.  Do aspects of this seem strange to anyone else? -Alex Silva