Comic con trademark officially Belongs to San Diego

three years ago, the organization behind the San Diego Comic-Con sued the Salt Lake Comic con for violating their trademark on “comic-con”. The people behind Salt Lake tried to cause client confusion between the shows as well as made hay out of “being bullied” by the much better understood show.

Typical of legal activities, there was some delay, however the situation has lastly been decided. The decision “found SDCC’s trademark is valid, as well as that Salt Lake Comic con utilized it without permission.” However, because the infringement was not discovered to be willful, instead of the $12 million sought, San Diego was awarded $20,000.

This may not be the end of it, as the Salt Lake organizers are “currently thinking about whether or not to appeal. Additionally, Salt Lake Comic con has proceedings underway with the us trademark office to officially cancel San Diego Comic-Con’s trademark.”

However, up until then, any type of comic con had much better speak with San Diego about licensing the phrase or think about altering their name.

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