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3 March 2022TrademarksAlex Baldwin

DC Comics loses ‘Wonder Woman’ TM suit against Unilever

DC Comics has failed to convince a UK court that Unilever’s Wonder Mum cosmetics trademark would confuse consumers into believing it was related to the superhero Wonder Woman.

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