DC Comics is in the midst of their big resurgence as they try to get their Justice League off the ground in the movie world. The company is also in a battle with Rihanna over her attempt to trademark her real name, ‘Robyn’. DC Comics is alleging that the name Robyn is too similar to their character of Robin.
Via Mashable,
”[Rihanna’s] registration is likely to cause dilution by blurring and tarnishing the famous opposer’s mark,” DC’s complaint states. Adding that the publication “is likely to cause confusion, cause mistake, or to deceive the public.”
Companies will always attack trademarks for any reason so I understand DC Comics position. On the other hand, Robyn is Rihanna’s real name so I feel we should use some common sense here. Rihanna applied for the patent in June of 2014 and DC Comics filed their complaint earlier this month.