Civil Litigation,
Intellectual Property,
Entertainment & Sports
Mar. 12, 2018
Defendants seek sanctions in “comic-con” battle
The defendants claim San Diego Comic-Con is improperly seeking another bite at the apple.
Defendants in a recent trial over the rights to the name "comic-con" say the plaintiff is improperly seeking a undo the jury's finding that the infringement wasn't willful.
A jury in December found that Salt Lake Comic Con infringed on San Diego Comic-Con's copyright for "comic-con," finding that the term hadn't become generic. Much of Salt Lake Comic Con's argument relied upon the fact that there are so many "comic-cons" not affili...
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