SLCC kind of poked the bear. One of the SLCC organizers drove a car, with SLCC logos plastered on it, around the events during SDCC. I think some of the fans/guests/vendors thought the events were related based on SLCCs logo. SDCC, being the behemoth that it is, couldn't have that, so they first went after SLCC for the logo similarity. SLCC changed their logo but refused to change their name which triggered all this ridiculousness about trademarks.
SLCC used to have all the details regarding the case, including the logo comparison, on their website and social media but they were ordered to remove it.
I think the whole trademark case is malarkey. SDCC winning the case is malarkey. If they went after NYCC they never would have won that case. But the bully won this time because SLCC is smaller, in a state no one really cares about (natvie Utahn here), and the organizers tried to market their event distastefully in the wrong place at the wrong time.
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SLCC kind of poked the bear. One of the SLCC organizers drove a car, with SLCC logos plastered on it, around the events during SDCC. I think some of the fans/guests/vendors thought the events were related based on SLCCs logo. SDCC, being the behemoth that it is, couldn't have that, so they first went after SLCC for the logo similarity. SLCC changed their logo but refused to change their name which triggered all this ridiculousness about trademarks.
SLCC used to have all the details regarding the case, including the logo comparison, on their website and social media but they were ordered to remove it.
I think the whole trademark case is malarkey. SDCC winning the case is malarkey. If they went after NYCC they never would have won that case. But the bully won this time because SLCC is smaller, in a state no one really cares about (natvie Utahn here), and the organizers tried to market their event distastefully in the wrong place at the wrong time.
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