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Court orders Salt Lake event to pay nearly $4 million in court fees to San Diego Comic-Con

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  The San Diego vs Salt Lake “con” legal battle has dragged on for four years and more than 500 court filings. And now some new ones! At stake was Comic-Con International’s trademark on the term “comic-con” and derivatives. Earlier this year a jury ruled in favor of San Diego, but appeals and motions have […]

So what happens to Comic-Cons now that San Diego won their trademark suit?

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Last week the trial of the year ended when a six person jury ruled for San Diego Comic-Con in their trademark dispute with the Salt Lake Comic Con. I haven’t had time to dig into this much, but luckily Rob Salkowitz has this covered here, with an overview, and here with analysis of what the […]

Con News: SDCC vs SLCC goes to court; the guests who were not paid; and more

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A lot is going on in convention world, so let’s get to it! § The trial of the month is now taking place in San Diego! The battle over the trademark for Comic-Con. On one side, San Diego Comic-Con which owns the trademark and is defending it against the Salt Lake Comic Con. On the […]

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