Does Marvel own thwip?

Is thwip owned by Marvel? Same with SNIKT! or Bamf!

Since there arn't many webslinging metal clawed teleporters over in DC, I was curious if anyone knew did Marvel actually own/trademark these words as their own?

Any help greatly appreciated

I don't know, but I doubt it.

I don't think you can trademark an onomatopoeia

@the_stegman: but it is made up like Coke or Facebook? thanks

@powerherc: thanks

@batkevin74: Doubt they own it but I don't think it would be wise for DC to use them.

I don't think so...

Probably. Didn't they have a "Snikt" tee shirt awhile ago?

@wavemotioncannon: Not sure, hence my question

First and final bump

Snikt is trademarked. Couldn't find thwip and there are several "Bamfs" on file.

Not the most reliable source but according to wiki...

Marvel Comics' characters have several specialized sound effects that are under Marvel's copyright: Spider-Man's web deploys with a "thwip", Wolverine's claws emerge with a "snikt", and Nightcrawler teleports with a "bamf".

EDIT: It was from this page: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comics_vocabulary

@wavemotioncannon: Thanks

Cool! That's a big help, thank you

@batkevin74: No worries, once you asked I became a little curious myself! Interesting stuff, glad to help :)

@bumpyboo: I looked but didn't actually know where to look. I type bamf into google and just got Nightcrawler pics & bios. Helps me forumlate a trivia question or two

@batkevin74: Hehe, same here, it was a tricky little beggar to find, had to do a bit of crafty digging :)

I think the Wiki's wrong. They have SNIKT (and "super heroes" and the letters "U" and "A"), but not THWIP or BAMF: http://cobyscomics.blogspot.com/2014/01/silly-trademarks.html

Oooh cool, thank you for the update! I stand corrected :)