IPNews® – San Diego Comic-Con has won its trademark lawsuit against Salt Lake Comic Con over use of the words “Comic Con”.
The Salt Lake version had argued that the Comic Con words were generic and thus free for all to use. However, the court determinted that consumers were in fact likely to be confused
IPNews® – The San Diego Comic-Con trademark infringement case will move toward a trial after a recent Motion for Summary Judgment was denied.
Salt Lake Comic Con had filed the motion claiming that “Comic-Con” was a generic term and thus incapable of trademark protection. In response, San Diego Comic-Con cited a survey in which 80%