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Trademarks & Tribulations - (New) TSR Sues Wizards Of The Coast (VL595)


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What do you get when you combine dungeons, dragons, corporate reorganizations, trademark law, acquisition law, crowdfunding, and libel claims? A Collection of Oddities (feat. TSR and Wizards of the Coast).
We read the fine print on fundraising campaigns...in Virtual Legality.
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#TSR #WOTC #Lawsuit
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CHAPTERS
00:00 Introduction
02:38 The Indiegogo Campaign
12:48 Wizards Sends Cease and Desist
17:40 The Game Wizards and Cancellation
23:22 An Odd Set of Trademark Applications
26:01 Abandonment and TSR's Lawsuit
38:50 Discretion and More Red Flags
40:58 Conclusion
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Discussed in this episode:
"TSR, Inc."
Wikipedia Entry
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TSR,_Inc.
"TSR has launched a campaign to stop Wizards of the Coast"
Indiegogo Campaign
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/support-tsr-against-wizards-of-the-coast#/
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/support-tsr-against-wizards-of-the-coast#/updates/all
Dungeon Hobby Shop Museum (DHSM) Website
https://tsrmuseum.com/
TSR LLC v. Wizards of the Coast LLC
Court Listener
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/61599923/1/tsr-llc-v-wizards-of-the-coast-llc/
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/61599923/1/1/tsr-llc-v-wizards-of-the-coast-llc/
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/61599923/2/tsr-llc-v-wizards-of-the-coast-llc/
ASSET PURCHASE AGREEMENT (Sample)
https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1538217/000155335018000875/srax_ex10z01.htm
Trademark Filings (Search - https://tsdr.uspto.gov/)
90124839
90124788
90124287
90148524
90148334
90276510
90276506
Cancellation Filings (90124839 Mark)
https://ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/v?pno=92078589
https://ttabvue.uspto.gov/ttabvue/v?pno=92078589&pty=CAN&eno=1
https://tmep.uspto.gov/RDMS/TFSR/current#/current/sec-be547ab1-b587-4b44-abc6-3ca12e56141d.html
https://tmep.uspto.gov/RDMS/TMEP/current#/current/TMEP-1200d1e6468.html
TSR LLC v Wizards of the Coast
Filed December 7, 2021
https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.nced.191410/gov.uscourts.nced.191410.1.0_1.pdf
"What is a trademark?"
USPTO Website
https://www.uspto.gov/trademarks/basics/what-trademark
"Construction and definitions; intent of chapter"
15 USC 1127
https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/15/1127
Voluntary Dismissal Document
https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/61599923/2/tsr-llc-v-wizards-of-the-coast-llc/
"I am very concerned that the fundraising for this "lawsuit" remains active..."
Tweet - December 11, 2021 - Mike Dunford
https://twitter.com/questauthority/status/1469658733097664519
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