Editing TSR, Inc. (section)

== Subsequent trademark usage ==
===TSR Games/Solarian Games (2011-2021)===
In 2011, a new company taking the name TSR was founded by Jayson Elliot, who co-founded the Roll for Initiative podcast. Elliot found that the TSR trademark had expired around 2004 so he registered it himself. He then decided to launch the new company with assistance from early TSR/D&D contributors including Luke and Ernie Gygax, sons of the deceased D&D co-creator Gary Gygax, and [[Tim Kask]], former editor of ''Dragon'' magazine.<ref name="wired0">{{cite magazine |last=Gilsdorf |first=Ethan |title=A New TSR to Launch Gygax Magazine Saturday |url=https://www.wired.com/2013/01/gygax-magazine/ |access-date=September 27, 2018 |magazine=Wired |publisher=Condé Nast |date=January 25, 2013}}</ref><ref name="dicebreaker-cut">{{Cite web|date=2021-06-29|title=TSR Games cuts business ties with Ernest G. Gygax, Jr. and second RPG publisher calling itself TSR|url=https://www.dicebreaker.com/companies/tsr-games/news/tsr-games-ernie-gygax-cut-ties|access-date=2021-06-30|website=Dicebreaker|language=en}}</ref> Their first product was ''Gygax Magazine'', announced along with the TSR company revival in December 2012.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bricken |first=Rob |title=The company that created Dungeons & Dragons is back with Gygax magazine (updated) |url=https://io9.gizmodo.com/5965512/the-company-that-created-dungeons--dragons-is-back-with-gygax-magazine |access-date=September 27, 2018 |work=io9 |date=December 4, 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.blackgate.com/2012/11/25/gygax-magazine-a-new-gaming-magazine-from-tsr-games/ | title=Gygax Magazine: A New Gaming Magazine from TSR Games – Black Gate | date=25 November 2012 }}</ref> [[Wired (magazine)|''Wired'']] reported that "Elliot stressed that his 'TSR is a new company'."<ref name="wired0"/> Both Gygax brothers left the company in 2016 when the magazine ended.<ref>{{Cite tweet|date=June 27, 2021|title=We no longer have any Gygaxes in our company, since 2016 when Gygax magazine ended. We are definitely pro-LGBT, and love the whole rainbow of gamers and kind humans|number=1409278518576390146|access-date=2021-06-28|user=TSRgames|language=en}}</ref> The company operated as TSR Games, producing the ''[[Top Secret (role-playing game)#Top Secret: New World Order|Top Secret: New World Order]]'' role-playing game.<ref name="dicebreaker-cut"/><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|date=June 24, 2021|title=TSR, the Original Maker of Dungeons & Dragons, Has Re-Launched as New Company|url=https://comicbook.com/gaming/news/dungeons-and-dragons-tsr-inc-gary-gygax-returns/|access-date=2021-06-27|website=ComicBook.com|language=en}}</ref>

===TSR Games (2021-)===
In June 2021, a new, separate TSR company was launched by a group including Ernie Gygax, Justin LaNasa and Stephen Dinehart.<ref name="dicebreaker-cut"/><ref name=":0"/><ref name="gizmodo-distance"/><ref name=":4"/> The company is based out of Lake Geneva, Wisconsin; they announced plans to release tabletop games and operate the Dungeon Hobby Shop Museum, which is located in the first office building of the original TSR.<ref name=":0"/><ref>{{Cite web|last=Hines|first=Dennis|date=July 11, 2021|title=Lake Geneva Dungeons & Dragons museum receives city approval|url=https://www.kenoshanews.com/news/state-and-regional/lake-geneva-dungeons-dragons-museum-receives-city-approval/article_4e9564d6-53ac-57ed-89fd-af8f868b2ec2.html|access-date=2021-07-11|website=[[Kenosha News]]|language=en}}</ref> Elliot's TSR Games then announced on social media that while they have owned the trademark since 2011, they missed a filing date in 2020 and were considering various options.<ref name="dicebreaker-cut"/><ref name="gizmodo-distance">{{Cite web|date=July 1, 2021|title=TSR Games Distances Itself From Ernie G. Gygax Jr., Owner of Another TSR Games|url=https://gizmodo.com/tsr-games-distances-itself-from-ernie-g-gygax-jr-the-1847203067|access-date=2021-07-06|website=Gizmodo|language=en-us}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet|date=June 24, 2021|title=We have owned the TSR trademark since 2011. Last year, we missed a filing date, and another company registered it, though we are still using it in commerce. While we could win a lawsuit, we frankly don't have the money to litigate. So, we're licensing it back from them. (thread)|number=1408199010104479746|access-date=2021-06-27|user=TSRgames|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite tweet|date=June 27, 2021|title=We are not abandoning the name, just not working with them or licensing anything. More to come.|number=1409210012912652293|access-date=June 28, 2021|user=TSRgames|language=en}}</ref> However, after Ernie Gygax's "troubling comments about race, gender identity, and gun violence, as well as his company's reaction",<ref name="gizmodo-distance"/> Elliot announced that his company<ref name="dicebreaker-cut"/><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|date=2021-07-04|title=TSR Games (2) rebrands to Solarian Games|url=https://www.geeknative.com/132861/tsr-games-2-rebrands-to-solarian-games/|access-date=2021-07-06|website=Geek Native|language=en-GB}}</ref> would not have "any form of working relationship" with Ernie Gygax's TSR.<ref name="gizmodo-distance"/> Ultimately, Elliot's TSR Games was rebranded as Solarian Games in July 2021.<ref name=":3"/><ref>{{cite tweet|date=July 2, 2021|title=We have rebranded officially as SOLARIAN|number=1411153710122602497|access-date=July 3, 2021|user=TSRgames|language=en}}</ref> Dinehart then rebranded as Wonderfilled Games.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Zambrano|first=J.R.|date=July 8, 2021|title=RPG: The New TSR Saga Ends - No More TSR's|url=https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2021/07/rpg-the-new-tsr-saga-ends-no-more-tsrs.html|access-date=July 8, 2021|website=Bell of Lost Souls|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Sasso |first=Mabelle |date=February 13, 2022 |title=TSR Vs Wizard Of The Coast: la battaglia dei Gygax (alcuni) |url=https://www.tomshw.it/culturapop/tsr-wizard-of-the-coast-gygax/ |access-date=2022-09-14 |website=Tom's Hardware |language=it-IT}}</ref> ''Dicebreaker'' reported that "TSR Games never officially announced its rebranding as Wonderfilled Games" and most of its "Twitter accounts had been locked down or nuked, and the company's old website simply redirected to a new page that — interestingly — listed Dinehart's GiantLands as an in-development title. [...] How much of TSR Games exists in Wonderfilled Games isn't clear".<ref name=":4">{{Cite web|date=2021-07-22|title=Both RPG publishers once known as TSR change their name|url=https://www.dicebreaker.com/companies/wonderfilled-games/news/tsr-games-wonderfilled-gygax-jr-update|access-date=2021-09-09|website=Dicebreaker|language=en}}</ref>

LaNasa's TSR Games then launched a crowdfunding campaign in December 2021 to raise money to sue Wizards of the Coast for "Trademark Declaratory Judgement of Ownership"; the company then filed and voluntarily dismissed the complaint that month.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Chancey |first=Tyler |date=2021-12-09 |title=TSR Crowdfunds Campaign To "Stop" Wizards of the Coast |url=https://techraptor.net/tabletop/news/tsr-crowdfunds-campaign-to-stop-wizards-of-coast |access-date=2022-09-14 |website=TechRaptor |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Zambrano |first=J. R. |date=2021-12-13 |title=D&D: TSR Lawsuit Against WotC Voluntarily Dismissed, Vows To Refile |url=https://www.belloflostsouls.net/2021/12/dd-tsr-voluntarily-dismisses-their-wotc-lawsuit-vows-to-refile.html |access-date=2022-09-14 |website=Bell of Lost Souls |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":5">{{Cite web |last=Chancey |first=Tyler |date=2021-12-14 |title=TSR Drops Wizards of the Coast Lawsuit, Gets Sued Back |url=https://techraptor.net/tabletop/news/tsr-drops-wizards-of-coast-lawsuit-gets-sued-back |access-date=2022-09-14 |website=TechRaptor |language=en}}</ref> Wizards of the Coast, also in December 2021, sued LaNasa's TSR for trademark fraud over the use of the TSR logo which is owned by Wizards of the Coast.<ref name=":5"/> In July 2022, ''TechRaptor'' reported on a leaked ''[[Star Frontiers: New Genesis]]'' (a reboot of the 1982 ''[[Star Frontiers]]'' role-playing game) playtest created by LaNasa's TSR; the content contains "blatantly racist" descriptions of character races and the race design "plays into [[Nazi eugenics]]".<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Chancey |first=Tyler |date=2022-07-21 |title=TSR's Star Frontiers New Genesis Playtest Contains Racist Content |url=https://techraptor.net/tabletop/news/tsrs-star-frontiers-new-genesis-playtest-contains-racist-content |access-date=2022-09-14 |website=TechRaptor |language=en}}</ref> The content also contains "homophobic, transphobic, and anti-semitic content, as well as additional material of a discriminatory nature".<ref name=":6"/> ''[[IGN Southeast Asia]]'' highlighted that in this playtest game a black "race is classified as a 'Subrace' and having 'average' intellect with a maximum intelligence rating of 9, whereas the 'norse' race has a minimum intelligence rating of 13".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Bahri |first=Syazwan |date=2022-09-14 |title=Wizards of the Coast Files Lawsuit Against Allegedly 'Racist And Transphobic' Tabletop Game |url=https://sea.ign.com/dungeons-and-dragons-1/190309/news/wizards-of-the-coast-files-lawsuit-against-allegedly-racist-and-transphobic-tabletop-game |access-date=2022-09-14 |website=[[IGN Southeast Asia]] |language=en-sg}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url= https://www.bloomberg.com/opinion/articles/2022-09-16/lawsuit-over-racist-video-game-hinges-on-trademark-law |title= Can Trademark Law Stop a Racist Role-Playing Game? |author= Stephen L. Carter |publisher= [[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]] |date= September 17, 2022 |access-date= December 20, 2022}}</ref>

In September 2022, Wizards of the Coast sued TSR Games—helmed by Ernie Gygax and LaNasa—and the Dungeon Hobby Shop Museum to enjoin these companies from publishing games under the "Star Frontiers" and "TSR" trademarks.<ref name=":7">{{Cite web |last=Hall |first=Charlie |date=2022-09-13 |title=D&D publisher requests injunction against competitor, citing 'blatantly racist and transphobic' content |url=https://www.polygon.com/tabletop-games/23349686/dnd-wizards-of-the-coast-vs-nutsr-tsr-justin-lanasa-racist-transphobic-star-frontiers |access-date=2022-09-14 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":8"/><ref name=":9">{{Cite web |last=Dodge |first=John |date=2022-09-10 |title=Wizards of the Coast Files Injunction Against TSR's Star Frontiers: New Genesis |url=https://www.cbr.com/wotc-injunction-tsr-star-frontiers-new-genesis/ |access-date=2022-09-14 |website=CBR |language=en-US}}</ref> In its motion for a [[preliminary injunction]], Wizards of the Coast wrote that TSR's ''Star Frontiers: New Genesis'' game is "despicable" and "blatantly racist and transphobic",<ref name=":7"/> and that the publication of such content would inflict reputational harm on Wizards of the Coast.<ref name=":7"/><ref name=":8">{{Cite news |last=Codega |first=Linda |date=13 September 2022 |title=Wizards of the Coast Wants to Shut Down TSR for Bigotry |work=[[Gizmodo]] |url=https://gizmodo.com/dnd-wizards-of-the-coast-lawsuit-tsr-space-frontiers-1849532281}}</ref><ref name=":9"/> Charlie Hall, for ''[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]]'', commented that "Wizards' filing also seeks to undermine LaNasa's most powerful argument — that Wizards abandoned TSR and other related trademarks, thus opening the door to his usurping of the brand and its games. [...] Here's where things get complicated. Wizards admitted that it failed to file paperwork for the registration of TSR, Star Frontiers, and other related marks in a timely fashion as required under federal law. But through continued sales of related products and use of the related IP, the company claims ownership via '[[common law trademark]] rights.' It will be up to a jury to determine if that is, in fact, the case".<ref name=":7"/> In December 2022, a federal magistrate judge denied the preliminary injunction Wizards of the Coast filed. The judge said that Wizards had not yet shown enough evidence to demonstrate continuous use of the TSR brand; she also noted that the defendants disclaimed the racist version of the game and had promised not to release any version of ''Star Frontiers'' at all until the court case concludes, hence there was no need for a preliminary injunction.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lidgett |first=Adam |date=December 16, 2022 |title=Hasbro Unit Loses Bid To Stop Game Rival In IP Suit |url=https://www.law360.com/articles/1559197/hasbro-unit-loses-bid-to-stop-game-rival-in-ip-suit |url-access=subscription |access-date=December 20, 2022 |website=[[Law360]] |language=en}}</ref>{{Verify source|date=December 2022|reason=Source behind paywall}}<ref>TSR LLC, Plaintiff, v. WIZARDS OF THE COAST LLC; Case 2:21-cv-01705-SKV; Document 51 (C21-1705-SKV)</ref>  In June 2023, LaNasa's TSR declared [[Chapter 7 bankruptcy]], which triggered an automatic stay of the lawsuit.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/23759783/dnd-dungeons-dragons-lawsuit-tsr-bankrupt-chapter-7 |title=D&D lawsuit: The new TSR declares bankruptcy, pausing court case |last=Hall |first=Charlie |date=June 13, 2023 |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |publisher= |access-date=June 13, 2023 |quote=}}</ref>