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Intellectual Property

Mar. 17, 2010

Comic Book Artist Heirs Sue Marvel

The children of late comic book artist Jack Kirby have sued Marvel Entertainment in Los Angeles federal court as part of an effort to reclaim the copyrights to characters that Kirby created or helped create.

By Jean-Luc Renault

Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - The children of late comic book artist Jack Kirby have sued Marvel Entertainment in Los Angeles federal court as part of an effort to reclaim the copyrights to characters that Kirby created or helped create. Kirby's heirs, represented by Marc Toberoff of Toberoff & Associates, sent out notices to Marvel and several movie studios last September declaring the family's int...

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