{"id":40101,"date":"2022-10-18T12:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-18T16:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/?p=40101"},"modified":"2022-10-18T12:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T16:00:00","slug":"roll-for-initiative-how-wizards-of-the-coasts-trademark-dispute-is-helping-to-keep-the-nasties-out-of-tabletop-gaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.yorku.ca\/osgoode\/iposgoode\/2022\/10\/18\/roll-for-initiative-how-wizards-of-the-coasts-trademark-dispute-is-helping-to-keep-the-nasties-out-of-tabletop-gaming\/","title":{"rendered":"Roll for Initiative! How Wizards of the Coast\u2019s trademark dispute is helping to keep the nasties out of tabletop gaming"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<hr \/>\n<p><em><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-39565 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.iposgoode.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/05\/CZ.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"75\" height=\"80\" \/>Cynthia Zhang is an IP Intensive Student and a 3L JD Candidate at Osgoode Hall Law School.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>American gaming company Wizards of the Coast (\u201cWOTC\u201d), a subsidiary of Hasbro, is perhaps best known for publishing <em>Dungeons &amp; Dragons <\/em>{\u201cD&amp;D\u201d), the tabletop role-playing game that has brought barbarians, beholders and basilisks to life for nearly five decades. Of course, <em>D&amp;D<\/em> isn\u2019t the only property that WOTC has acquired since its inception. Recently, the company has been <a href=\"https:\/\/www.geekwire.com\/2022\/wizards-of-the-coast-files-lawsuit-to-stop-publication-of-tabletop-game-alleging-trademark-violation-and-reprehensible-content\/\">embroiled in a legal conflict<\/a> over <em>Star Frontiers: New Genesis<\/em>, a proposed reimagining of a sci-fi tabletop RPG originally published in the 1980s. After a test copy of <em>New Genesis<\/em> was leaked online, WOTC took issue with development company TSR LLC\u2019s use of their IP rights in the game. This is an interesting example of how intellectual property law can be utilized to smother the proliferation of harmful views. The context surrounding the litigation shows that protecting business interests is not trademark law\u2019s sole function.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Gaming enthusiasts were disturbed by the leaked game\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/techraptor.net\/tabletop\/news\/tsrs-star-frontiers-new-genesis-playtest-contains-racist-content\">explicitly racist and transphobic content<\/a>. The disclosure of this content follows an established record of publicly expressed homophobic, transphobic and racist views from the owners of TSR LLC.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In light of this controversy, WOTC has filed a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/593667904\/Wizards-of-the-Coast-files-lawsuit-against-TSR-LLC\">motion for a preliminary injunction<\/a> against TSR LLC to prevent publication and distribution of <em>New Genesis<\/em>. The company argues that since the game uses trademarks belonging to it, having WOTC associated with such \u201creprehensible content\u201d will damage WOTC\u2019s reputation, goodwill, and undermine the cause of embracing diversity in fantasy gaming. This motion represents the latest development in the greater claim and counterclaim between the two companies which was initiated in <a href=\"https:\/\/techraptor.net\/tabletop\/news\/tsr-drops-wizards-of-coast-lawsuit-gets-sued-back\">December 2021<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>TSR LLC\u2019s position is that they are entitled to own and use both the word marks \u201cTSR\u201d (the name of the original company that published the first iteration of D&amp;D) and \u201cStar Frontiers\u201d, since WOTC allowed registration in these marks to lapse in the 2000s. For its part, WOTC claims that it retains common law interest in these marks, on the basis that it has continued to use the marks since at least 2012. Since then, WOTC has licensed the marks to another company which sells older editions of both <em>D&amp;D<\/em> and the original <em>Star Frontiers<\/em>. In its injunction motion, WOTC considers criteria based on the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uspto.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/documents\/BasicFacts.pdf\">trademark application examination process<\/a> under US law. WOTC asserts that TSR LLC cannot register the marks in question because of factors such as proximity of goods, similarity of the marks, marketing channel convergence, and ultimately, consumer confusion.<\/p>\n<p>In support of its injunction request, WOTC claims that it will suffer irreparable harm if <em>New Genesis<\/em> is released. WOTC states that it has built up significant goodwill in the marks at issue, which will be negatively affected by being associated with the views expressed in <em>New Genesis<\/em>. Moreover, WOTC notes that it has taken efforts to <a href=\"https:\/\/company.wizards.com\/en\/diversity-equity-inclusion\">promote inclusivity and diversity<\/a> in its products, a directive which is squarely at odds with the apparent sentiments of TSR LLC.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Compared to other practice areas, trademark law is often seen as purely a business mechanism. Because of how it functions, it can be easy to conclude that trademark law isn\u2019t directly relevant to the cause of justice or societal progress. However, a proceeding like that between WOTC and TSR LLC can suggest otherwise. Forwarding more abstract values can indeed be accomplished through trademark law as well, and it doesn\u2019t take a wizard or a warrior to do so. We will be following the outcome of this dispute as litigation continues.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2140,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_blocks_custom_css":"","_kad_blocks_head_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_body_custom_js":"","_kad_blocks_footer_custom_js":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,1049,60,62,75],"tags":[4723,2480,57,4724,4725,4726],"class_list":["post-40101","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-blogs","category-gaming","category-ip","category-trademarks","category-trademarks-2","tag-cynthia-zhang","tag-gaming","tag-trademark","tag-trademark-dispute","tag-tsr-llc","tag-wotc"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Roll for Initiative! 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