27 March 2019Trademarks

Sony battles DC Comics over ‘Zero Hour’ TM

Sony has filed a petition to cancel DC Comics’ trademark for its 1994 comic book series "Zero Hour".

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Sony battles DC Comics over ‘Zero Hour’ TM

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