The really unfortunate part of the situation is that they are generally required to defend their trademark or else it goes away. Even when they know something

The really unfortunate part of the situation is that they are generally required to defend their trademark or else it goes away. Even when they know something is "fair use" or whatever. "Unlike patents and copyrights, which in theory are granted for one-off fixed terms, trademarks remain valid as long as the owner actively uses and defends them and maintains their registrations with the competent authorities. This often involves payment of a periodic renewal fee." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trademark#Comparison_with_patents.2C_designs_and_copyright http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trademark#Comparison_with_paten... Of course I still think that there is no effing way that they should have gotten a trademark on "Space Marine." Totally bogus. I want to start selling a product called "Legal" and trademark it and use that trademark to shut down every company that offers legal services.