Bats BBQ fights Batman maker over trademark rights
Two Clover High School graduates have a message for the Caped Crusader: Back off, the BATS BBQ name is ours – literally.
BATS is an acronym for Beau and Travis’ restaurant. The Broussard brothers have been selling barbeque from their location off Mount Gallant Road since November.
The name and the logo were designed on the Broussard family computer in Fort Mill. Their dad, Mike, said they went through several drawings and type styles before settling on the red logo featuring a flying bat.
“Our bat is not their bat,” said Mike Broussard on Tuesday.
The Broussards applied to register their trademark with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office last spring.
That’s when DC Comics, holder of the Batman trademark, objected, sending a cease-and-desist letter to the Broussards.
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