Editing Star Frontiers (section)

== Subsequent legal dispute over trademark {{anchor|Star Frontiers: New Genesis}}==
{{See also|TSR, Inc.#Subsequent trademark usage}}
In 2021, a new iteration of TSR Games was launched by a group including Ernie Gygax, son of the deceased [[Tactical Studies Rules]] (TSR) co-founder [[Gary Gygax]], and Justin LaNasa. 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">{{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=June 27, 2021 |website=ComicBook.com |language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web |date=June 29, 2021 |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=June 30, 2021 |website=Dicebreaker |language=en}}</ref><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=July 11, 2021 |website=[[Kenosha News]] |language=en}}</ref> In July 2022, ''TechRaptor'' reported on a leaked ''Star Frontiers: New Genesis'' (a reboot of ''Star Frontiers'') [[playtest]] created by LaNasa's TSR; the content contains "blatantly [[Racism|racist]]" descriptions of character races and the race design "plays into [[Nazi eugenics]]".<ref name=":6">{{Cite web |last=Chancey |first=Tyler |date=July 21, 2022 |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=September 14, 2022 |website=TechRaptor |language=en}}</ref> The content also contains "[[Homophobia|homophobic]], [[transphobia|transphobic]], and [[Antisemitism|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=September 14, 2022 |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=September 14, 2022 |website=[[IGN Southeast Asia]] |language=en-sg}}</ref>

In September 2022, [[Wizards of the Coast]] sued TSR Games 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=September 13, 2022 |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=September 14, 2022 |website=Polygon |language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":8">{{Cite news |last=Codega |first=Linda |date=September 13, 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">{{Cite web |last=Dodge |first=John |date=September 10, 2022 |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=September 14, 2022 |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" /><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 admits 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" />