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Tag: Superhero Trademark

Posted on November 2, 2021 Free Expression

Joint trademark “ownership”: Tea for two? (Best of 2016)

Originally published January 25, 2016. It’s been almost ten years ago since the March 2006 blog post, which got a bit of play as it turned... Read more

Posted on May 28, 2021 Stealing the Language

“They’re stealing the language!”

Writes Boing-Boing: “Super-hero” isn’t Marvel’s property. They didn’t invent the term. They aren’t the only users of the term. It’s a public-domain word that belongs... Read more

Posted on May 25, 2021 Stealing the Language

Best of 2006: “They’re stealing the language!”

First published March 20, 2006. Writes Boing-Boing: “Super-hero” isn’t Marvel’s property. They didn’t invent the term. They aren’t the only users of the term. It’s... Read more

Posted on January 25, 2016February 3, 2016 Free Expression

Joint trademark “ownership”: Tea for two?

It’s been almost ten years ago since the March 2006 blog post, which got a bit of play as it turned out, in which I expressed a... Read more

Posted on August 26, 2009January 27, 2015 Stealing the Language

DC and Marvel — still winning Super Friends

John Welch has a report about an applicant for a SUPER HERO trademark registration for skin care productswho was bounced because, well, the owners of... Read more

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The question of whether consumers are likely to be confused is the signal inquiry that determines if a trademark infringement claim is valid. I write here about trademark law, copyright law, brands, free speech (mostly as it relates to the Internet and social media). That may sound like a lot, but it's just a blog.

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