

Is it Batman or a Valencia fan? (AP/Warner Bros.)

If you ever find yourself in need of a logo, remember at least one rule: Don’t make it a black silhouette of a bat. DC Comics will sue you.

That’s the story with the Spanish soccer team Valencia, reports Plaza Deportiva. The La Liga behemoth uses a bat as its club logo and the comic book publisher thinks it looks a little too similar to the one made famous by Batman.

#DCComics sues Spanish soccer club #Valencia over new logo, because there aren't enough bats to go around. #batman pic.twitter.com/7qN2f8uJ5t — Bloggers To Be Named (@Bloggers2BNamed) November 20, 2014

DC Comics reportedly filed a complaint with the European Union’s Office for Harmonization in the Internal Market (aka the trademark office) against Valencia, claiming they have the exclusive rights to a slew of variants of an image of a bat with its wings splayed out, including Valencia’s.

However, the case might not be so cut and dry — mostly because Valencia had the logo first. Per Eurosport:

“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.”

Even with Batman as an enemy, it sounds like the soccer club of Valencia is safe for now…