What is this image?

[Cthulhu.Science]

Italian clothing company Commerciale Italiana Srl is insisting in European court that there is no possible way that anyone could confuse this with anything to do with Batman. They argue that the Batman logo is not distinct enough to trademark, and even if "the Batman Logo" could be trademarked, this image could be literally anything, including their new, fresh, totally original, not a ripoff of the batman logo.

To simplify the issue, the Italian company had asked EUIPO to annul the trademark for clothing and carnival items, saying that it lacked a distinctive character. The Italian company lost. The Italian company can appeal to the EU Court of Justice, Europe's highest, on points of law.

Stay tuned to this same bat time on this same bat channel.

Batman wins EU trademark fight with Italian designer

The Batman logo has been deemed distinctive enough by the Court of Justice of the European Union to keep rogue Italian retailers at bay...

www.euronews.com

 

[Harpo]

I am reminded of the case of Iceland Vs Iceland

Iceland v Iceland Foods Ltd - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

 

[farntfar]

Sure looks like the bat signal to me.
Does anyone remember a fight 20 or 30 years ago, when the owner of a local shop in the town of Harrod in Australia (I think) changed the name from "Bruce's General Store" (not really) to Harrods, and got a sign with the famous brown lettering.
He lost the court case, I think. But it may have been an April Fool anyway.

 

[Droflet]

In a low deep voice:

"That's Batman."

What were they thinking?????????????????

 

[CupofJoe]

The copyright laws in Italy used to be very different from the rest of Europe. The country was often the source of unofficial [aka bootleg] recordings of concerts.
Or it is an easy way to get some free[ish] publicity.

 

[KiraAnn]

How did the company's lawyers ever think that emblem does NOT refer to Batman?

 

[paranoid marvin]

I think that you'll find that Bacardi came way before Batman...

 

[Cthulhu.Science]

I think that you'll find that Bacardi came way before Batman...

Hmm. Is that you Bruce?
Maybe it's time for some Carnival stuff!

 

[Cthulhu.Science]

Hmm. Is that you Bruce?
Maybe it's time for some Carnival stuff!

Funny how Bacardi and Batman have evolved over time to look like each other.

 

[Cthulhu.Science]

Singer Katy Perry lost trademark suit to fashion designer Katie Perry in Australia trademark suit.
To put it simply, the singer decided to diversify into fashion. She went to Australia to sell her wares and the local designer Katie Perry was not about to shafted by the foreign singer. Katie Perry, the fashion designer won.

Katy Perry versus Katie Perry: US singer loses trademark court case

US pop star Katy Perry has lost a court battle with an Australian fashion designer called Katie Perry, who had sued the singer, alleging her merchandise infringed a trademark owned by the designer.

www.euronews.com

 

[Harpo]

Singer Katy Perry lost trademark suit to fashion designer Katie Perry in Australia trademark suit.
To put it simply, the singer decided to diversify into fashion. She went to Australia to sell her wares and the local designer Katie Perry was not about to shafted by the foreign singer. Katie Perry, the fashion designer won.

Katy Perry versus Katie Perry: US singer loses trademark court case

US pop star Katy Perry has lost a court battle with an Australian fashion designer called Katie Perry, who had sued the singer, alleging her merchandise infringed a trademark owned by the designer.

www.euronews.com

See also Nirvana vs Nirvana, Blue vs Blue, and probably other cases