John Wayne enterprises opposing WWE trademarks

[Mecca]

It's over the filing of "Dukes Poker Room" for Duke Hudson.

No word on if John Wayne Gacy enterprises opposes Joe Gacy.

[Jonathan Michaels]

I have never once associated John Wayne with poker.

[Rudy Gobert Fadeaway]

That's hilarious. Duke hasn't been a poker player in almost a year cause they killed the gimmick making him garbage at poker on like week 3, but the ghost of Duke's Poker Room is haunting the WWE.

[Mecca]

Sept 1, 2022 20:55:12 GMT -5 Jonathan Michaels said:

I have never once associated John Wayne with poker.

It's more the name Duke.

[Lizuka #BLM]

Sounds like this is a pretty go-nowhere case because they certainly don't own the term Duke and the gimmick doesn't have any relation to John Wayne besides that.

[Gus Richlen Was Wrong]

Are they gonna sue Duke University? Or the family of the guy who wrote "Duke Of Earl"? Or Bush's Baked Beans because of the dog Duke?

[Hulkshi Tanahashi]

Do they sue anyone with the name "Duke"?

[The Gallus Mark]

Sept 1, 2022 21:03:21 GMT -5 Mecca said:

Sept 1, 2022 20:55:12 GMT -5 Jonathan Michaels said:

I have never once associated John Wayne with poker.

It's more the name Duke.

Have they sued Duke University yet? The Dukes of Hazzard? James Madison University? 1920’s prize fighter’s?

Hell, I think of The Duke from Major League, who threw at his own son in a father-son game, before of John Wayne

[Cyno]

Well this sounds rather frivolous.

[wildojinx]

Sept 1, 2022 21:05:00 GMT -5 Gus Richlen Was Wrong said:

Are they gonna sue Duke University? Or the family of the guy who wrote "Duke Of Earl"? Or Bush's Baked Beans because of the dog Duke?

Hasbro's going to have to put Duke into a coma again.

[theironyuppie]

[wildojinx]

Wonder what Jim Ross thinks about this.

[Clash, Never a Meter Maid]

#GiveQuincyAJohnWayneGimmick

[Main Eventer]

I don't blame John Wayne enterprises for this. Duke Hudson has a chance at being a bigger name than John Wayne, might as well try to cash in on it.

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Sept 1, 2022 20:57:55 GMT -5 Rudy Gobert Fadeaway said:

That's hilarious. Duke hasn't been a poker player in almost a year cause they killed the gimmick making him garbage at poker on like week 3, but the ghost of Duke's Poker Room is haunting the WWE.

Are you saying that folding when playing just one solitary hand, the point of said hand being to show how good you are at poker, is a terrible strategy?

[MiLB Fan]

Sept 1, 2022 21:04:34 GMT -5 Lizuka #BLM said:

Sounds like this is a pretty go-nowhere case because they certainly don't own the term Duke and the gimmick doesn't have any relation to John Wayne besides that.

They do as far as putting John Wayne’s image on various types of merchandise.

Word Mark THE DUKE
Goods and Services IC 025. US 022 039. G & S: Clothing, namely, activewear in the nature of t-shirts; outerwear in the nature of shirts; all goods in this class bearing the name, image or likeness of the late film star John Wayne and being marketed in a manner that associates the term DUKE with John Wayne. FIRST USE: 20171010. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20171201
Standard Characters Claimed
Mark Drawing Code (4) STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
Serial Number 85184102
Filing Date November 23, 2010
Current Basis 1A
Original Filing Basis 1B
Published for Opposition October 20, 2015
Registration Number 5775717
Registration Date June 11, 2019
Owner (REGISTRANT) John Wayne Enterprises, LLC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY CALIFORNIA 1631 Monrovia Avenue Costa Mesa CALIFORNIA 92627
Attorney of Record Lindsay J. Hulley
Type of Mark TRADEMARK
Register PRINCIPAL
Other Data The name(s), portrait(s), and/or signature(s) shown in the mark does not identify a particular living individual.
Live/Dead Indicator LIVE

WWE filed two applications for “Duke’s Poker Room” - one for use of the gimmick on TV, another for clothing.

[nate5054]

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So John Wayne Enterprises is officially bored and has nothing to do?

[Lizuka #BLM]

Sept 2, 2022 0:23:39 GMT -5 MiLB Fan said:

Sept 1, 2022 21:04:34 GMT -5 Lizuka #BLM said:

Sounds like this is a pretty go-nowhere case because they certainly don't own the term Duke and the gimmick doesn't have any relation to John Wayne besides that.

They do as far as putting John Wayne’s image on various types of merchandise.

Word Mark THE DUKE
Goods and Services IC 025. US 022 039. G & S: Clothing, namely, activewear in the nature of t-shirts; outerwear in the nature of shirts; all goods in this class bearing the name, image or likeness of the late film star John Wayne and being marketed in a manner that associates the term DUKE with John Wayne. FIRST USE: 20171010. FIRST USE IN COMMERCE: 20171201
Standard Characters Claimed
Mark Drawing Code (4) STANDARD CHARACTER MARK
Serial Number 85184102
Filing Date November 23, 2010
Current Basis 1A
Original Filing Basis 1B
Published for Opposition October 20, 2015
Registration Number 5775717
Registration Date June 11, 2019
Owner (REGISTRANT) John Wayne Enterprises, LLC LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY CALIFORNIA 1631 Monrovia Avenue Costa Mesa CALIFORNIA 92627
Attorney of Record Lindsay J. Hulley
Type of Mark TRADEMARK
Register PRINCIPAL
Other Data The name(s), portrait(s), and/or signature(s) shown in the mark does not identify a particular living individual.
Live/Dead Indicator LIVE

WWE filed two applications for “Duke’s Poker Room” - one for use of the gimmick on TV, another for clothing.

Even then that specifically cites using the term "Duke" in association with John Wayne, so really would be utterly meaningless in this context.

[ToyfareMark]

John Wayne's fanbase ain't getting any younger, they need to get what they can while there is still time.