The University of Kentucky feels like they have a trademark on the word “Kentucky” and tried to stop a small company in Whitesburg from using it on t-shirts and memorabilia.
That little company has decided to sue UK.
Kentucky Mist Moonshine has filed a lawsuit that Kentucky is a geographical location and is impossible to trademark.
The lawsuit says UK threatened legal action against Kentucky Mist Moonshine for its pursuit of a federal trademark registration.
The lawsuit contends that “Kentucky” is a geographical location and says the word has been in use since at least 1792.
UK spokesman Jay Blanton told the newspaper in an email last week that registering of the word “Kentucky” for clothing, educational services and collegiate athletic services was done in 1997.
Well, what do you think?
Does UK have a right to stop people from putting the word “Kentucky” on t-shirts?
