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Liga giants Valencia getting sued by Batman
DC Comics in legal dispute with Spanish team over logo
La Liga giants Valencia are getting sued by DC comments because their club logo depicts a bat that looks very similar to that associated with the super hero.
Okay, so it's not exactly Batman himself who's been on the phone to his lawyers. And he hasn't even got Alfred to call them on his behalf.
But Batman creators DC Comics are apparently in a legal dispute with Valencia about the fact that the club has a bat as part of its logo - that's according to Spanish news website Plaza Deportiva, which reports in delighted tones that " a powerful new enemy has emerged for Valencia CF".
The US-based comic book giant has reportedly filed a complaint with the OHIC - the European Union's trademark registration body - to grumble about a new variant of Valencia's logo.
Considering that the image of a bat has been commonly used in Spanish heraldry since the 13th century, and that Valencia have used bats in their club logos since 1919 (20-odd years before Batman existed), we'd say that it'll need a lawyer with genuine superpowers if they're to prove their case.
Mind you, if DC comics call the Arsenal lawyers who made a Spanish woman change the name of her hat shop, you never know what might happen...