Judge to Enter Schedule in Trademark Case Between Salt Lake Comic Con and San Diego Comic-Con International
03 July 2015 - 11:00PM
Business Wire
- Schedule of Deadlines for Pretrial Activities
to Be Set -
Salt Lake Comic Con
(http://saltlakecomiccon.com/) announced today
that a Federal Magistrate Judge indicated that he was going to
enter a schedule of deadlines in the trademark case between it and
San Diego Comic-Con International. The pretrial schedule is
expected to be finalized by the end of July 2015. At issue is Salt
Lake Comic Con’s use of the term “COMIC CON.” While the parties are
no longer engaged in the District Court’s Early Neutral Evaluation
process, Salt Lake Comic Con hopes nonetheless that an out-of-court
resolution can still be reached. The details of the negotiations
during the ENE period are to be treated by the parties as strictly
confidential.
“We will continue to focus our efforts on seeking a favorable
settlement and, at the same time, preparing for Salt Lake Comic Con
2015 this September,” said Dan Farr, Salt Lake Comic Con Founder
and Show Producer. “Even with this legal issue we’re still going to
have our best event yet.”
Salt Lake Comic Con 2015 is scheduled for September 24-26, 2015
at the Salt Palace Convention Center in downtown Salt Lake City,
Utah. This is the third annual Salt Lake Comic Con. Previous Salt
Lake Comic Con’s set records for the largest first-time comic con
in North America and has quickly become the third largest comic con
in the United States. This September, Salt Lake Comic Con
organizers anticipate more than 130,000 attendees.
“We’d still prefer to settle and will continue to work towards a
solution with San Diego. Right now, however, we are putting our
efforts towards another great show for our fans,” said Bryan
Brandenburg, Salt Lake Comic Con Co-Founder and Chief Marketing
Officer. “We feel we have a responsibility not only to those fans,
but to other comic cons around the country to reach a reasonable
settlement.”
Salt Lake Comic Con is represented by Maschoff Brennan, a
leading intellectual property and complex litigation firm, in the
San Diego Comic Convention, vs. Dan Farr Productions lawsuit.
Maschoff Brennan attorneys have been recognized by their clients
and peers as being the California “IP Attorney of the Year,” and
are named among the “Best Lawyers in America” and Utah’s “Legal
Elite.”
ABOUT SALT LAKE COMIC CON:
Salt Lake Comic Con is organized by Dan Farr Productions in
partnership with ABC4/CW30 of the Nexstar Broadcasting Group. Dan
Farr Productions is an event and marketing group devoted to
organizing events, launching and acquiring new shows, and
partnering with premium celebrities and brands in the pop culture
arena. Dan Farr Productions is dedicated to producing spectacular
celebrations of popular culture that lead the market in providing
exceptional and rewarding experiences for our consumers, fans,
celebrity guests, vendors and partners. Find out more at:
www.SaltLakeComicCon.com, www.abc4.com/.
ABOUT MASCHOFF BRENNAN:
Maschoff Brennan is a full-service intellectual property (IP)
and commercial litigation law firm based in Park City, Utah, with
offices also in Salt Lake City, Utah, and Irvine, California. MB is
dedicated to providing unparalleled service and exceptional value
to both domestic and international technology clients. MB
specializes in all aspects of intellectual property law, including
patents, trademarks, IP litigation and counseling, patent
post-grant review, domain name disputes, trade secret protection,
IP licensing and transactions, and IP portfolio management. In
addition, the firm offers a full range of complex litigation
services. Find out more at: http://maschoffbrennan.com/.
Note to Editors:
Salt Lake Comic Con vs. San Diego Comic-Con International
Resource Site
http://saltlakecomiccon.com/san-diego-comic-con-intl-vs-salt-lake-comic-con/
View source
version on businesswire.com: http://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20150703005039/en/
Jeremy Kartchner, 801-703-4092orSalt Lake Comic ConBryan
Brandenburg, 323-517-0669Chief Marketing Officer and
Co-Founderbryan@slcomiccon.comorMaschoff BrennanSterling A. Brennan
and C. J. Veverka, 435-252-1360Salt Lake City and Orange County,
CA