Apparently, Marvel is not so groovy about a new trademark registration. A not-for-profit New Orleans radio station is trying to register a trademark for its “Guardians of the Groove” series about local community leaders but Marvel is about to oppose the registration by claiming that it is too similar to its GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY mark.

WWOZ (named after the “Wonderful World of Oz”) or 90.7 on your radio dial is a New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Station, a community radio station that is listener-supported and volunteer-programmed. (The PBS of jazz.) WWOZ runs a series entitled “Guardian of the Groove” which is an ongoing series that profiles business owners, musicians and community leaders of the community that play a significant role in preserving and enhancing the culture of New Orleans. A real groovy cause and all was well and good with the world until its GUARDIANS OF THE GROOVE trademark was published for opposition. The radio station seeks to register the already-in-use mark for t-shirts. (Stunning trademark use models to the right. Yes, these models were actually included in the trademark registration.)

Marvel, of course, is the producers of the Guardians of the Galaxy comic book and hit movie of 2014. Last year, the film featuring Christ Pratt as Star-Lord along with Groot, Drax, Gamora and Rocket racked in $772 million world-wide. On Monday, Marvel filed for an extension of time, the precursor to opposing a trademark registration, to respond to the station’s application. Marvel will surely argue that the two marks are confusingly similar. There are a whole bunch of registered and not registered marks that feature “Guardians of the ____”; on its initial review the Trademark Office stated that there were no conflicting registered marks to GUARDIANS OF THE GROOVE…Marvel thinks otherwise.

Marvel’s opposition is due April 15th so Rocket not only has to worry about filing his taxes but opposing the trademark as well.