Since the late 1960s, two comic book publishers have had an edge on using the term “Super Hero” – but not anymore. Here’s why things have changed.

In arguably the most shocking news to jumpstart the week, Marvel and DC Comics will soon lose their joint trademark for the term “Superhero.”

A tribunal at the U.S. Trademark Office has canceled Marvel and DC's joint trademark on the term "Super Hero," putting it in the public domain.

A legal battle ends with the cancelation of long-held trademarks by Marvel and DC, opening the term "Super Hero" to public use.

Over the weekend, Bleeding Cool reported that Marvel Comics and DC Comics had lost the rights to the trademark for "super hero."

Attorney Adam Adler petitioned for cancelation of Marvel and DC Comics' trademarks, contending the "super hero" terms were generic. "What Marvel and DC were doing is really just the opposite and contrary to the values of their own heroes,

Marvel and DC came after the publisher of a comic series called Superbabies, alleging trademark violation. But these babies fought back.