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  1. #1
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    The Duke Sues Duke

    http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/thr...ue-duke-717163

    Duke on Duke violence. Can't we all get along?

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    So Duke University wants to make sure it is the "Duke" that is first and foremost associated with alcoholic beverages.

    Considering my time there, yeah, sounds about right.

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    Will my Alma mater sue me for naming one of my dogs Duke? Bring it on.
    IMG_0984.jpg

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    Standard lawyer bs. Two trademark applications at issue: "Duke" and "Duke John Wayne"

    The University wins the first case (the Trademark "Duke" won't be registered to JWEnterprises for alcohol) but loses the second.

    Its fair that the University doesn't want "Duke" liquor on the market.

    An amusing allegation is that the parties have vastly different customer bases. How does the University deny that allegation? "No, our prospective customers, high school students, are generally quite mature and are voracious consumers of alcohol, and our current customers are students, and we all know what that's like!"

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    Duke vs. Duke ???

    John Wayne's Heirs Sue Duke University

    http://abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/...-duke-24486249

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    Quote Originally Posted by 77devil View Post
    Will my Alma mater sue me for naming one of my dogs Duke? Bring it on.
    IMG_0984.jpg
    Well John Wayne has nicknamed after his dog so you never know.

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    But wasn't John Wayne known as THE Duke? Not just Duke? If they named the bourbon THE DUKE, would Duke U. have a problem with it?

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    I think the fact that "The Duke" is a nickname and "Duke" is someone's *actual* name would play a part in this, would it not?

    Plus, the Duke family name was well established before John Wayne was even born.

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    As I see it, the problem isn't the name Duke whiskey, it's the very likely fact that the whiskey tastes like the hind end of one of John Wayne's horses.
    Nothing incites bodily violence quicker than a Duke fan turning in your direction and saying 'scoreboard.'

  10. #10
    Quote Originally Posted by weezie View Post
    As I see it, the problem isn't the name Duke whiskey, it's the very likely fact that the whiskey tastes like the hind end of one of John Wayne's horses.
    You imply you've tasted both. Now that takes some true grit.

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    This debate reminds me of when Warner Brothers threatened to sue the Marx Brothers over the title of their film: A Night at Casablanca, claiming that the title infringed on their earlier film Casablanca.

    Groucho wrote Jack Warner a letter threatening to countersue because "the Marx brothers were around longer than the Warner brothers, so using "brothers" in the title of their company was also a copyright infringement.

    Don't know the legal issues involved, but Warner dropped the suit.

    I do know that Duke will aggressively protect its copyrights. Not as bad as Texas A&M, which squared off a Buffalo fan trying to use the term "12th man" in a campaign to save the Buffalo Bills. The guy was a double-amputee, living on disability, who was not using the term to make money, just to name a petition drive to keep the Bills in Buffalo:

    http://collegesportsblog.dallasnews...-debacle.html/

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    The Duck Shop

    Was The Duke Shop on Ninth street------DU made them change the name

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    Quote Originally Posted by tteettimes View Post
    Was The Duke Shop on Ninth street------DU made them change the name
    Yeop...
    http://www.theduckshop.net/about-us.aspx

    At first reading one of the headlines, I thought it was Duke University that had the booze label, and I was thinking "Where was that Duke University tequila when I was a student?!?!"

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    Quote Originally Posted by Bluedog View Post
    ... I was thinking "Where was that Duke University tequila when I was a student?!?!"
    Not sure, but we kept ALL of the rum in my room

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    Quote Originally Posted by hurleyfor3 View Post
    You imply you've tasted both. Now that takes some true grit.

    Hahahah, well done!
    Nothing incites bodily violence quicker than a Duke fan turning in your direction and saying 'scoreboard.'

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    Quote Originally Posted by tteettimes View Post
    Was The Duke Shop on Ninth street------DU made them change the name
    Hey, if NC legalizes marijuana, might that mean the return of The Dope Shop?!
    Nothing incites bodily violence quicker than a Duke fan turning in your direction and saying 'scoreboard.'

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    How's this look:

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    [redacted] them and the horses they rode in on.

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    Or maybe this:

    duke.jpg
    [redacted] them and the horses they rode in on.

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    How about a coaster for your chilled adult beverage sir/madam:

    mVhh8W4JJsKJZC2uyqehJCg.jpg
    [redacted] them and the horses they rode in on.

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    Quote Originally Posted by devildeac View Post
    How's this look:

    Z1032.JPG
    Quote Originally Posted by devildeac View Post
    Or maybe this:

    duke.jpg
    Quote Originally Posted by devildeac View Post
    How about a coaster for your chilled adult beverage sir/madam:

    mVhh8W4JJsKJZC2uyqehJCg.jpg
    I don't know about you folks, but it's after 5 o'clock and I'm getting thirsty.
    [redacted] them and the horses they rode in on.

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