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San Diego Comic Convention v. Dan Farr Productions et al

  1. August 24, 2018

    San Diego Comic-Con Wins TM Use Ban, $4M Fee Award

    The San Diego Comic Convention scored an injunction barring a rival Utah event from using the term "Comic-Con" and a nearly $4 million attorneys' fee award in California federal court Thursday, following a jury's decision late last year that the smaller gathering had infringed its competitor's trademarks.

  2. December 11, 2017

    Jury Sides With San Diego Comic-Con In Trademark Spat

    A California federal jury on Friday found in favor of San Diego Comic Convention when it ruled that a rival event in Utah infringed its valid trademarks related to "comic-con," setting the stage for the long-running Southern California pop culture event to seek a permanent injunction to prevent future usage.

  3. October 27, 2017

    9th Circ. Zaps Gag Order In Comic-Con Trademark Dispute

    A California federal judge's gag order is unconstitutional in a trademark dispute between the San Diego Comic Convention and a rival over the concept of "comic-con," the Ninth Circuit panel said Thursday, ruling that social media posts are unlikely to prejudice the jury pool.

  4. July 25, 2017

    Rival Conventions Spar Over 'Comic-Con' As Generic Term

    The San Diego Comic Convention and a rival event traded arguments last week on whether the concept of "Comic-Con" was generic, with Dan Farr Productions telling a California federal court the invalid mark had been diluted by copying, and SDCC saying its rival hadn't met its burden for proving the registered trademark was invalid.