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

By Cara Bayles (July 25, 2017, 2:46 PM EDT) -- 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....

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