From Batman to Sholay, icons that have fought and won the trademark fight

Characters, stars and properties across pop culture have found themselves defending, sometimes violating, intellectual property laws

Batman just added a new name to his rogues’ gallery. This time, it is an Italian clothing retailer that has failed to beat the Dark Knight. The fight was over trademark.

The firm, Commerciale Italiana and Luigi Aprile, had intended to use the image of a black bat inside a white oval frame on its products and tried to prove that people don't always link the bat sign to the Caped Crusader. However, the General Court, Europe’s second-highest tribunal, ruled that the icon is distinctive enough to warrant its trademark on all items.

This is not the first logo battle that DC