Legal Question in Intellectual Property in Florida

Allleged Duke Trademark Infringement

Our company sells two t-shirts referring

to the duke lacrosse scandal, and we

have received a cease and desist letter

from Duke University. We (being non-

experts of course) believe that the

shirts are a parody, and do not violate

Duke's trademarks.

The two images on this webpage are

the ones that allegedly violate the

trademarks:

http://www.dukeshirt.com

We would like your advice as to whether

they have a case against us.

Thank you.


Asked on 8/11/06, 3:59 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Tyler Goucher Law Office of Tyler R. Goucher

Re: Allleged Duke Trademark Infringement

The shirts may or may not be a parody but do you really want to fight a giant organization like Duke University? The only way to determine whether they are a parody would be through a Judicial determination in court.

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Answered on 8/14/06, 9:56 am
Steven Mark Steven Paul Mark, Attorney at Law

Re: Allleged Duke Trademark Infringement

Hard to tell since you took the image down.

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Answered on 8/14/06, 12:56 pm


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