Many have considered pop star Rihanna a superhero but few have ever anticipated her fighting one in regards to namesake.
According to PageSix, DC Entertainment, the company responsible for creating Batman, has recently swooped out of the sky and blocked RiRi from trademarking her real first name, Robyn.
Robyn is famously the name of Batman’s sidekick, however the superhero’s spelling of it is “Robin.” Still, DC apparently wants no one to trademark any version of the name as they filed a complaint via the US Patent and Trademark Office on May 11.
According to the complaint, Rihanna’s first name and the name of the superhero sidekick is “virtually identical” and “consumers are likely to be deceived.” Rihanna’s firm Roraj Trade originally attempted to trademark the name last June. Her plans for the “Robyn” name were to launch an online feature magazine venture, according to the trademark papers.
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There’s already a Swedish Pop singer named Robyn anyway who came out back in the 90s.
You are so cool bruh…j/k fuck everything about you
dc long ago left robin for “nightwing” and just like many other name suits, her name isn’t spelled the same nor does it interfere with dc’s usage or likeness so the complaint is on shaky ground….but it is a savage way for dc to get some popularity and sell some comics
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WTH is all this about? Rihanna needs to sit down somewhere
Did you even bother to read and comprehend the article? She’s being blocked by DC from using her own name…how is she the one being attacked here? You and dude above this one are dumbasses.
No you silly cunt she’s being blocked from trademarking it, she’s not the only Robyn in the world
And what’s the point? It’ll stop anybody with the name Robyn from making money using their name without paying tribute to this broad. Why even bother? She’s so dramatic. Trademark Riri instead.
I can’t see why people are defending this? She isn’t the only Robyn in the world, she needs to get over herself.
Hi Rihanna, I am suggesting to use Robynri for the name of your magazine.
This venture is logical, need for you to continue. looking forward to your magazine.