John Wayne heirs sue university over the name
Duke- 電影巨星-約翰韋因的後裔控告美國『杜克-Duke』私立大學冒用他的綽号....
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美國Duke (杜克)大學名校校園一角
Visitors explore the Duke University campus in Durham, N.C., on April 24, 200.(Photo: Gerry Broome, AP) 位於北卡羅來納州的大學
DURHAM, N.C. (AP) — John Wayne's heirs are taking Duke University to court to assert the family's right to market bottles of bourbon branded with the late movie star's nickname, Duke.
約翰韋因的綽号也叫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.
上周提出的聯邦訴訟是有關大學與約翰韋因企業之間的紛争，已故名星從童年開始即用Duke (公爵)的綽号, 當時他採用家裡養的狗的名字.............
孰是孰非，兩造各執一理...................
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.
Messages seeking comment Wednesday from John Wayne Enterprises were not returned.
The bourbon is labeled with an image of Wayne holding a rifle with "Duke" emblazoned over it in bold letters. The phrase "A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do" is included on the back side of the bottle.
"Duke University does not own the word 'Duke' in all contexts for all purposes," the family's lawyers said in the lawsuit. "Duke is a common word that has been used for centuries in a wide array of commercial and other applications wholly independent of Duke University. Yet by the actions alleged herein, Duke University seems to think it owns the word 'Duke' for all purposes and applications."
約翰韋因的綽号也叫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.
上周提出的聯邦訴訟是有關大學與約翰韋因企業之間的紛争，已故名星從童年開始即用Duke (公爵)的綽号, 當時他採用家裡養的狗的名字.............
孰是孰非，兩造各執一理...................
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.
Messages seeking comment Wednesday from John Wayne Enterprises were not returned.
The bourbon is labeled with an image of Wayne holding a rifle with "Duke" emblazoned over it in bold letters. The phrase "A man's gotta do what a man's gotta do" is included on the back side of the bottle.
"Duke University does not own the word 'Duke' in all contexts for all purposes," the family's lawyers said in the lawsuit. "Duke is a common word that has been used for centuries in a wide array of commercial and other applications wholly independent of Duke University. Yet by the actions alleged herein, Duke University seems to think it owns the word 'Duke' for all purposes and applications."
07/10/2014
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