Comments on: Marvel and DC want to own “super-hero” word http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/03/21/marvel-and-dc-want-to-own-super-hero-word/ The source for industry news for the professional cartoonist Sun, 12 Feb 2012 00:54:39 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.3 By: Bob http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/03/21/marvel-and-dc-want-to-own-super-hero-word/#comment-212 Bob Wed, 22 Mar 2006 19:58:27 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/?p=716#comment-212 And that's the issue. DC and Marvel have owned a joint trademark on the word "superhero" for the past 35 years. Now some publishers are trying to skirt the law by adding a hyphen. Probably wouldn't get them very far in court. But the Big Two are now trying to include "super-hero" in their trademark to avoid ambiguity. See the Wikipedia entry on "superhero" for more details. And that’s the issue. DC and Marvel have owned a joint trademark on the word “superhero” for the past 35 years. Now some publishers are trying to skirt the law by adding a hyphen. Probably wouldn’t get them very far in court. But the Big Two are now trying to include “super-hero” in their trademark to avoid ambiguity.

See the Wikipedia entry on “superhero” for more details.

]]> By: Bob http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/03/21/marvel-and-dc-want-to-own-super-hero-word/#comment-98519 Bob Wed, 22 Mar 2006 19:58:00 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/?p=716#comment-98519 And that's the issue. DC and Marvel have owned a joint trademark on the word "superhero" for the past 35 years. Now some publishers are trying to skirt the law by adding a hyphen. Probably wouldn't get them very far in court. But the Big Two are now trying to include "super-hero" in their trademark to avoid ambiguity. See the Wikipedia entry on "superhero" for more details. And that’s the issue. DC and Marvel have owned a joint trademark on the word “superhero” for the past 35 years. Now some publishers are trying to skirt the law by adding a hyphen. Probably wouldn’t get them very far in court. But the Big Two are now trying to include “super-hero” in their trademark to avoid ambiguity.

See the Wikipedia entry on “superhero” for more details.

]]> By: Robert http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/03/21/marvel-and-dc-want-to-own-super-hero-word/#comment-205 Robert Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:52:00 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/?p=716#comment-205 "Super-hero"? Um, guys, it's "superhero" (by more than a 3-to-1 margin according to Google). What is it with Marvel and hyphens? "Spider-man" “Super-hero”?

Um, guys, it’s “superhero” (by more than a 3-to-1 margin according to Google).

What is it with Marvel and hyphens? “Spider-man”

]]> By: Robert http://dailycartoonist.com/index.php/2006/03/21/marvel-and-dc-want-to-own-super-hero-word/#comment-98518 Robert Tue, 21 Mar 2006 15:52:00 +0000 http://dailycartoonist.com/?p=716#comment-98518 "Super-hero"? Um, guys, it's "superhero" (by more than a 3-to-1 margin according to Google). What is it with Marvel and hyphens? "Spider-man" “Super-hero”?

Um, guys, it’s “superhero” (by more than a 3-to-1 margin according to Google).

What is it with Marvel and hyphens? “Spider-man”

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