There have been stories all over the national news media this week about a trademark spat between Duke University and the heirs of movie legend John Wayne. Wayne’s heirs are trying to register the trademarks DUKE and DUKE JOHN WAYNE for use on whiskey. Duke University opposed the registration applications before the U.S. Trademark Office last year, and now the heirs, apparently fed up, have filed a federal lawsuit back at Duke University. Continue reading “Duke and “The Duke” Duke it Out” »