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Civil Litigation,
Intellectual Property

Aug. 27, 2018

‘Comic-Con’ trademark infringer must pay $4M in attorney fees

If any off-brand Comic-Cons are holding firm to their name in the months since a jury found the term to be a trademark-enforced brand, a whopping $4 million attorney’s fees award against the entity formerly known as Salt Lake Comic Con might make them reconsider.

‘Comic-Con’ trademark infringer must pay $4M in attorney fees
Comic-Con attendees in San Diego watch a 3-D clip of "Toy Story 3" in July 2009.

If any off-brand Comic-Cons are holding firm to their name in the months since a jury found the term to be a trademark-enforced brand, a whopping $4 million attorney fees award against the entity formerly known as Salt Lake Comic Con might make them reconsider.

Finding the "exceptional" circumstances of the case warranted attorney fees, U.S. District Judge Anthony Battaglia granted plaintiff San Diego Comic-Con International about 8...

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