John Wayne's heirs are locked in a legal battle with Duke University over the family's right to market bottles of bourbon branded with the late movie star's nickname, Duke. John Wayne Enterprises ...

John Wayne’s family is fighting Duke University in federal court over the use of “Duke” to sell whiskey. The North Carolina school filed several objections when the actor’s descendants filed for ...

John Wayne was born Marion Robert Morrison in 1907, but to millions of film fans he was always “The Duke”. However, lawyers for Duke University were obviously not among the late actor’s confidantes.

DURHAM, N.C. — 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 ...

Protecting trademarks from infringement is a challenge for many businesses, but sometimes it’s hard to tell when copyright holders have a legitimate claim and when they’re just being bullies. Enter ...

John Wayne's nickname, "the Duke," is causing strife between Wayne's heirs and Duke University. John Wayne Enterprises has slapped the Durham, N.C. school with a lawsuit over the use of Wayne's ...

Detailing a decade-long battle over the "Duke" brand, the estate of actor John Wayne has asked a California district court to declare that Duke University and The Duke's estate both can use the word ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. John Wayne wearing cowboy hat and looking into camera - Movie Poster Image Art/Getty Images Actor John Wayne, aka "the Duke," is ...

John Wayne’s heirs and a certain North Carolina university known for its basketball squads are locked in a legal shootout over their right to the word Duke. John Wayne Enterprises, a Newport ...

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. A federal ...

"Duke University seems to think it owns the word 'Duke' for all purposes and applications," says the family of an actor nicknamed you-know-what. By Eriq Gardner Former Legal Editor-at-Large John Wayne ...

John Wayne’s heirs and a certain North Carolina university known for its basketball success are locked in a legal shootout over their right to the word Duke. John Wayne Enterprises, a Newport ...