DC and Rihanna scuffle over naming rights
Comic Book superheroes have seen their share of tough fights, but now, R&B star Rihanna is about to go head to head with DC Comics over her name, Robyn.
Page Six is reporting that DC Comics has filed a claim with the US Patent and Trademark office to prevent Rihanna from getting a trademark on the name Robyn, her actual first name, because it is too similar to Robin: The Boy Wonder, Batman's youthful sidekick. Rihanna is interested in using her first name as the title for an online magazine but DC is afraid that such a publication would tarnish the good name of one half of the “Dynamic Duo”.
At first glance this may look like a bit of an overreach on the part of DC. Robin and Robyn aren't even spelled the same way, and Robin is hardly a unique name. To be fair though, DC has had a trademark on Robin since at least 1984, which is four years before Robyn Rihanna Fenty was born in Barbados.
However, since all this comes down to government paperwork, it could be quite some time before any resolution is reached.
Source: CinemaBlend
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