Posted on 07/13/2014 12:47:37 AM PDT by expat1000
John Wayne’s heirs are taking Duke University to court over the family’s right to market bottles of bourbon branded with the late movie star’s nickname, Duke.
A federal lawsuit filed last week is the latest salvo in a long-running legal duel between the North Carolina university and California-based John Wayne Enterprises over commercial products featuring the name. The late actor used the moniker since childhood, when he adopted the name of the family dog.
Lawyers for the university say allowing the Wayne estate to use the name could cause confusion and “diminish, dilute and tarnish” the value of the name, for which both parties hold trademarks.
A message seeking comment from the John Wayne Enterprises was not immediately returned.
The proposed bourbon label would feature an image of Wayne holding a rifle with “Duke” emblazoned over it in bold letters and the phrase “A man’s gotta do what a man’s gotta do,” according to court filings.
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Oh, I forgot to think of the other, much less famous, Duke.
I think it can be argued that the name is fairly generic.
That’s ridiculous.
Duke University (spitting) WHAT brand???????
The correct lyrics:
Ohhhh, we don’t give a damn for the whole state of Michigan
Whole state of Michigan
Whole state of Michigan
We don’t give a damn for the whole state of Michigan
We’re from Ohio.
We’re from Ohio (O-H!)
We’re from Ohio (I-O!)
(repeat)
Duke University is becoming Drunk University? I hope the Drunks will play UConn in basketball or football every year.
Nor should they. Just keep loading up the cartridges.
According to Wikipedia, a firefighter started calling Wayne "Duke" around 1916 because he always had his dog named Duke. So he was Duke before Duke was Duke.
Oh, brother!
Think I’ll go listen to some Rappin’ Duke.
Dah ha!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85G5SI5Nu3s
The Duke Is Back
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ys-uVd3u1Vg
If Duke University is so set on stopping people using the name then why have they not sued James Madison University? JMU’s mascot is a bulldog named “Duke.”
I thought the dog’s name was Indiana.... : )
The university itself has destroyed its own good name.
I see what you did there, Junior.
Then maybe they should call it “The Duke”
Life is hard, its even harder when your stupid.
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