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SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — A trademark battle between organizers of the biggest comic-book convention in the nation and a Salt Lake City counterpart may end up going to trial soon.
The Deseret News reports (http://bit.ly/1TaaW8K ) settlement talks in the lawsuit between established San Diego Comic-Con and Utah's 3-year-old Salt Lake Comic Con have stalled.
A federal judge has given them until the end of July to reach a settlement or schedule pretrial hearings in the dispute.
The San Diego event contends that Salt Lake Comic Con's use of "comic con" in the name constitutes federal trademark infringement and confuses the public into thinking the two conventions are affiliated.
Salt Lake City organizers say dozens of conventions across the country brand their events as comic cons.
The events feature costumed attendees and the best in movies, television shows, comic books and more.
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