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Stan Lee Media, Inc. v. The Walt Disney Company

  1. April 25, 2016

    Disney Reaches Deal With Stan Lee Media Backer

    The group funding Stan Lee Media Inc. has struck a deal with the Walt Disney Co., which was owed about $462,000 in attorneys' fees after the group unsuccessfully claimed it owned the rights to Spider-Man and other Marvel characters, Disney told a federal court Friday.

  2. February 02, 2016

    Disney Says Stan Lee Media Backer Drained Bank Accounts

    The group funding Stan Lee Media Inc. — which owes the Walt Disney Co. $462,000 in attorneys' fees for unsuccessfully claiming it owned the rights to Spider-Man and other Marvel characters — drained its bank accounts as Disney launched efforts to collect the fees, the media giant has told a judge.

  3. September 09, 2015

    Disney Can Dig Into Stan Lee Media's Funding, Judge Rules

    The Walt Disney Co. won the right Tuesday to look into who is funding the notorious Stan Lee Media Inc. — a shell company that has spent the last decade unsuccessfully litigating the claim that it owns the rights to Spider-Man and the other lucrative superheroes created by Disney's Marvel Comics.

  4. August 29, 2014

    Stan Lee Media Asks 10th Circ. To Toss Disney Fee Award

    Stan Lee Media Inc. told a Colorado federal court Thursday that it plans to appeal a $240,000 attorneys' fee award handed to Walt Disney Co. in case over the rights to several Marvel superhero characters, adding another twist to the companies' ongoing legal saga.

  5. July 31, 2014

    Disney Wins $240K In Fees From Stan Lee Media

    A Colorado federal judge on Thursday awarded the Walt Disney Co. roughly $240,000 in attorneys' fees in an infringement case brought by Stan Lee Media Inc. over the rights to several superhero characters, while saying that its initial fee request "shocks the court's conscience."

  6. July 01, 2014

    'Raging Bull' Bars Disney Attys' Fees, Stan Lee Media Says

    Stan Lee Media Inc. on Monday once again invoked the U.S. Supreme Court's recent "Raging Bull" copyright decision, this time in a bid to avoid nearly $500,000 in attorneys' fees The Walt Disney Co. claims it incurred fighting an SLMI infringement suit over the rights to several Marvel Worldwide Inc. superheroes.

  7. October 16, 2013

    Stan Lee Media Blasts Disney's Fee Request In IP Row

    Stan Lee Media Inc. told a Colorado federal judge Tuesday it should not be on the hook for nearly $500,000 in fees the Walt Disney Co. incurred fighting an SLMI infringement suit over the copyrights to several Marvel comics heroes, saying the amount Disney seeks is excessive.

  8. October 03, 2013

    Stan Lee Media Appeals Loss Of Superheroes IP Suit

    Stan Lee Media Inc. on Wednesday asked the Tenth Circuit to revive its infringement suit against The Walt Disney Co. over the copyrights to major Marvel comic book superheroes such as Spider-Man.

  9. September 05, 2013

    Disney Defeats Stan Lee Media In Marvel Heroes IP Battle

    A Colorado federal judge on Thursday granted The Walt Disney Co.'s motion to dismiss a complaint brought by Stan Lee Media Inc. over the rights to Stan Lee's famed comic characters, citing failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted.

  10. December 03, 2012

    Disney Rips Stan Lee Media's Suit Over Marvel Heroes IP

    The Walt Disney Co. on Friday blasted Stan Lee's former company for filing a lawsuit claiming Disney has never actually owned the rights to the artist's famed comic characters, asking a Colorado federal judge to toss a case that is collaterally estopped and "flawed beyond cure."

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