The lawsuit over use of the science fiction and fantasy convention name “Comic Con” might still be on appeal, but a federal judge says his earlier ruling stands.
The Salt Lake City-based convention now called FanX must pay $4 million in attorney fees, the judge affirmed Monday, FOX 13 reported. The injunction forbidding the convention from using “Comic Con,” like the more-famous gathering in San Diego, was made permanent, the station reported.
The ruling is a minor procedural step in the case. FanX organizers are still hoping the U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals reduces the amount it owes in the trademark-infringement case.