According to Reuters, a U.S. Trademark Office tribunal canceled a set of “Super Hero” trademarks jointly owned by Marvel and ...

The trademark for “Super Hero” was first registered in 1967 by Ben Cooper, Inc., which sold Halloween costumes featuring characters from both DC and Marvel. In 1972, Mego Corporation attempted to ...

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office's Trademark Trial and Appeal Board in Alexandria, Virginia, last week canceled Marvel Characters and DC Comics' joint registrations on the terms "super hero ...

The DC Comics multiverse is expansive and epic, with more than just Batman and Superman to represent the bravest and boldest ...

Men, kink has always been a pillar of the superhero business — even if modern tastes seem determined to push it to the ...

The law firm said they won their case by charting “the history of the SUPER HERO trademarks” and showing “how Marvel and DC used the marks to stifle competition and oust small and ...

You know how Marvel and DC have held joint ownership over trademarks for “Super Hero” for decades? That time is apparently mostly over, as the US Patent and Trademark Office has canceled the ...

DC Comics and Marvel Comics registered a joint trademark of the word “superhero” in 1977, and it was eventually approved in 1979. Since then they have ...

that first trademarked the words "SUPER HERO" for their costumes after having then license from both Marvel and DC to create costumes of their characters in 1966 as well as FAMOUS HEROES.

If you've ever read a Marvel or DC press release, chances are you've seen the companies refer to characters like Spider-Man and Batman as "Super Heroes." "Super Hero" has, in fact, become the norm ...