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

The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has shaken things up in the world of comics today, as a long-held trademark by Marvel Comics and DC Comics has now been canceled. The announcement comes courtesy of law firm Reichman Jorgensen Lehman & Feldberg (RJLF),

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

You've now got free reign to use the term Super Hero, as DC and Marvel have lost their joint trademark over the term.

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

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.

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