it is that superhero movies are, in many ways, the dominant film-going attraction. The anticipation for upcoming Marvel movies as well as upcoming DC movies may be higher than ever, considering ...

Marvel and DC have jointly held the trademark for the word "superhero" since 1980, but no longer. The United States Patent ...

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 ...

Speaking of, if you are still playing catch up on the various superhero universes, you'll need our guides on how to watch the Marvel movies in order and the DC movies in order. For more on new ...

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 ...

And in 1977, Marvel and DC were jointly declared the trademark owners, and Ben Cooper surrendered the trademark for SUPER HEROES to them as well. There is an apocryphal version of this story from ...

«Marvel and DC did not invent the concept or genre of superheroes. The term, in its various spelling variations, has been mentioned since at least 1909 — decades before DC or Marvel were even founded.

Ben Cooper was a costume manufacturer that manufactured and sold superhero costumes for Halloween, including costumes for Marvel and DC Comics characters. Later, in 1972, action figure ...

It's been said that superpowers aren't required to be a superhero. Now, a trademark challenge brought on behalf of a children's book author means that permission from Marvel or DC Comics is no ...

In its cancellation petition, RJLF charted the history of the superhero trademarks and showed how Marvel and DC used the marks to stifle competition and oust small and independent comic creators.

You know how Marvel and DC have held joint ownership over trademarks ... a small company that produces a series of Superbabies comics about, well, superhero babies. Superbabies creator S.J ...