Legal Opinion
In re DC Comics, Inc.
Court of Customs and Patent Appeals
Decided September 30, 1982No. Appeal No. 82-528PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BALDWIN, Judge.
This is an appeal from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office Trademark Trial and Appeal Board (board) decision sustaining the examiner’s refusal of three applications by appellant for registration on the Principal Register.1 In re DC Comics, 211 USPQ 834 (TTAB 1981). We reverse.
Background
Appellant is a publisher of comic books detailing the fictional exploits of assorted “super heroes” and villains, and is also the producer or sponsor of products that are related in some way to these characters. Appellant now seeks to register particular drawings of three characters, Superman,…
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