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The Briefing: The Fall of SUPER HERO – When Trademarks Become Generic

By Scott Hervey & James Kachmar on October 25, 2024
Posted in The Briefing

For more than half a century, Marvel Comics and DC Comics have jointly owned the trademark ‘Superhero.’ However, the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board recently granted a petition to cancel that mark because it became generic. Scott Hervey and James Kachmar discuss this case and how marks become generic on this episode of The…

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