DC Comics trademarks

United States

DC Comics owns 1,879 unique trademarks in 10 jurisdictions, combined from 16 owner names in the registers. 1,086 of them are active.

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Unique trademarks2,138 register records
1,879
Active58% of unique marks
1,086
Jurisdictions
10
Owner names grouped
16
Coverage

Where DC Comics protects its brands

Each mark counts once here: an international registration is grouped with its country designations, not counted once per country. That gives the 1,879 unique marks above, from 2,138 register records.

By office

+2 more

By classA mark can cover several classes

+24 more

Activity

Filings per year

New trademarks DC Comics has filed each year, counting each mark once.

Peak year · 101 filed
2018
2022 to 2026 · filed
231
First filing
1938

Filings by year: 1938: 2, 1939: 1, 1940: 1, 1941: 4, 1944: 2, 1945: 1, 1946: 2, 1948: 1, 1950: 1, 1952: 1, 1953: 1, 1954: 1, 1955: 1, 1960: 2, 1961: 1, 1962: 1, 1965: 2, 1966: 14, 1967: 1, 1968: 1, 1969: 3, 1972: 1, 1973: 2, 1974: 1, 1975: 18, 1976: 17, 1977: 22, 1978: 38, 1979: 87, 1980: 15, 1981: 39, 1982: 36, 1983: 10, 1984: 17, 1985: 18, 1986: 23, 1987: 5, 1988: 7, 1989: 47, 1990: 5, 1991: 92, 1992: 42, 1993: 35, 1994: 19, 1995: 56, 1996: 38, 1997: 25, 1998: 37, 1999: 28, 2000: 4, 2001: 11, 2002: 64, 2003: 41, 2004: 39, 2005: 31, 2006: 15, 2007: 19, 2008: 18, 2009: 9, 2010: 21, 2011: 9, 2012: 97, 2013: 23, 2014: 42, 2015: 26, 2016: 64, 2017: 27, 2018: 101, 2019: 19, 2020: 80, 2021: 62, 2022: 20, 2023: 71, 2024: 58, 2025: 46, 2026: 36.

Disputes and deals

Oppositions, cancellations and ownership changes

Proceedings DC Comics has been part of, and the assignments recorded against its marks.

Disputes & oppositions

Proceedings
357
As challenger75% win rate
267
As defendant
96

By proceeding type

  • Opposition338
  • Cancellation20
  • Appeal3
  • Non use removal2

Outcomes

  • Other328
  • Withdrawn24
  • Pending7
  • Challenger won3
  • Challenger lost1

Assignments & security interests

Transactions
35
Marks acquired
28
Marks divested
11
Marks with liens
0
Unreleased security interests
0
  • Assignment28
  • Other2
  • Name change2
  • Entity conversion2
  • Partial assignment1

Recorded from 1976-12-14 to 2025-03-06.

Portfolio

Latest filings

The most recent applications across DC Comics's owner names.

Browse all 2,138 register records
MarkStatusOfficeClassesFiled
ZATANNAexaminingUSPTO92026-10-21
ZATANNAexaminingUSPTO162026-10-21
ZATANNAexaminingUSPTO252026-10-21
ZATANNAexaminingUSPTO282026-10-21
ZATANNAexaminingUSPTO412026-10-21
BATLINKexaminingUSPTO282026-09-03
FAQ

About DC Comics's trademarks

How many trademarks does DC Comics own?

DC Comics owns 1,879 unique trademarks across the registers Signa tracks, filed as 2,138 register records.

How many of DC Comics's trademarks are registered?

981 of DC Comics's unique marks are registered.

Where does DC Comics file the most trademarks?

DC Comics holds the most marks at the USPTO, with 1,330 unique marks.

API

Get this data via the API

Every number on this page comes from the Signa API. Pull DC Comics's portfolio into your own product with one request.

  • GET/v1/entities/{id}/analytics

    Portfolio, disputes and ownership changes

  • GET/v1/entities/{id}

    Company record, ticker, LEI and owner names

  • GET/v1/entities/{id}/trademarks

    Every trademark in the portfolio

Get API keyView docs
GET /v1/entities/{id}/analytics
ID=ent_019eb74a-1b74-76ab-90db-86b5ec11604e
curl https://api.signa.so/v1/entities/$ID/analytics \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SIGNA_API_KEY"
Response
{
  "object": "analytics_report",
  "subject": {
    "id": "ent_019eb74a-1b74-76ab-90db-86b5ec11604e",
    "object": "entity",
    "name": "DC Comics"
  },
  "portfolio": {
    "mark_count": 1879,
    "active_count": 1086,
    "jurisdiction_spread": {
      "US": 1330,
      "EU": 178,
      "AU": 133
    }
  }
}