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Oddly, this is not the first time copyright on a language has come up. There are other artificial languages used for linguistic research and the like. While you can copyright a dictionary or grammar book, the underlying words and syntax are usually not regarded as copyrightable. The thing Paramount may also assert is trademark on "Klingon" but I don't think there's anything in the language that's really been used in commerce and there's no reason why trademark rules would apply any differently to Klingon words than for English ones.

The Language Creation Society/Randazzo Brief addresses the other copyright infringement suits that have arisen over language - and touches on "Klingon" as a trademark. It is a brilliantly-drafted, and refreshingly creative , document.

I do not see that Paramount has a case that is supportable under either trademark or copyright laws.