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Re: Use of the LEGO(r) name/trademark in game instructions
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Fri, 9 May 2003 17:33:30 GMT
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I think it comes down to how you use the trademark. Using it in the name
of the game will not fly (because people could assume the game was a
product of TLC). Mentioning in the game rules that TLC makes an
excellent set of LEGO sets that can be used in the game would be
entirely different. I think giving statistics for official LEGO sets
(such as pirate games do) should be ok, though that can be treading on
thin ice (I know many authors trademark many of the names in their
stories, and that has caused problems with games providing stats for
them).

Frank



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  Re: Use of the LEGO(r) name/trademark in game instructions
 
(...) And it would be used respectfully. (...) I wouldn't even think of it. :) The game has a name (not yet finalized) that suggests the nature of the mechanism, but does not include the company name in any way. (...) This is precisely what I intend (...) (22 years ago, 24-May-03, to lugnet.gaming)

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  Use of the LEGO(r) name/trademark in game instructions
 
I noticed something on the BrikWars site the other night that caught my eye. It was the specific reference to the fact that the LEGO(r) trademark (and presumably other toy brick trademarks) had not been used in the instructions of the game, so as to (...) (22 years ago, 9-May-03, to lugnet.gaming, lugnet.gaming.brikwars)

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