Remembering When Media Creation Donald Trump Sued Other People Named Trump for Using Their Own Name

[Procrustes Stretched]

Back in the 1980s, Donald Trump played the local, and later national media into helping him crate a Brand named Trump.

The Branded Man we now know as Trump should have some thing stamped onto his head (like a Steer). Stamped under that thing he calls hair, because he's always been fierce in insisting he is the one and only "Trump" -- no one else is. I mean he actually sued other people who share his last name (but not his cowardly lineage -- Grandfather's disgraceful rejection from his home country) -- sued them trying to stop them from using their own name.


Donald Trump isn’t the only Trump in the world, but that fact apparently came as a surprise to Donald in 1984. That’s when Trump got a letter from the publisher of Drug Store News welcoming him to the fraternity of chain drug store owners. But Trump hadn’t bought Duane Reade or CVS. The letter was intended for a business called the Trump Group, run by South African-born developers Eddie and Jules Trump, which had recently bid for the Pay ‘n Save chain.

Donald, to put it mildly, was not pleased. “The defendants are South Africans whose recent entrance in the New York area utilizing the name ‘the Trump Group’ can only be viewed as a poorly veiled attempt at trading on the goodwill, reputation and financial credibility of the plaintiff,” read a lawsuit he quickly filed against the Trump Group. He lost that case but did succeed in having the Trump Group’s trademark revoked in 1988.

That didn’t hurt the other Trumps too much. The Real Deal, a New York real estate publication, noted in 2009 that Eddie and Jules, who still use the Trump Group name, have “quietly built an empire on luxury real estate development” in Florida and other places. Eddie was even placed 35th on a 2013 list of the w

 

[MarcATL]

If it wasn't double for double standards MAGATS would have no standards at all.

 

[Lastamender]

Back in the 1980s, Donald Trump played the local, and later national media into helping him crate a Brand named Trump.

The Branded Man we now know as Trump should have some thing stamped onto his head (like a Steer). Stamped under that thing he calls hair, because he's always been fierce in insisting he is the one and only "Trump" -- no one else is. I mean he actually sued other people who share his last name (but not his cowardly lineage -- Grandfather's disgraceful rejection from his home country) -- sued them trying to stop them from using their own name.


Donald Trump isn’t the only Trump in the world, but that fact apparently came as a surprise to Donald in 1984. That’s when Trump got a letter from the publisher of Drug Store News welcoming him to the fraternity of chain drug store owners. But Trump hadn’t bought Duane Reade or CVS. The letter was intended for a business called the Trump Group, run by South African-born developers Eddie and Jules Trump, which had recently bid for the Pay ‘n Save chain.

Donald, to put it mildly, was not pleased. “The defendants are South Africans whose recent entrance in the New York area utilizing the name ‘the Trump Group’ can only be viewed as a poorly veiled attempt at trading on the goodwill, reputation and financial credibility of the plaintiff,” read a lawsuit he quickly filed against the Trump Group. He lost that case but did succeed in having the Trump Group’s trademark revoked in 1988.

That didn’t hurt the other Trumps too much. The Real Deal, a New York real estate publication, noted in 2009 that Eddie and Jules, who still use the Trump Group name, have “quietly built an empire on luxury real estate development” in Florida and other places. Eddie was even placed 35th on a 2013 list of the w

Wow is this relevant.

 

[Concerned American]

Back in the 1980s, Donald Trump played the local, and later national media into helping him crate a Brand named Trump.

The Branded Man we now know as Trump should have some thing stamped onto his head (like a Steer). Stamped under that thing he calls hair, because he's always been fierce in insisting he is the one and only "Trump" -- no one else is. I mean he actually sued other people who share his last name (but not his cowardly lineage -- Grandfather's disgraceful rejection from his home country) -- sued them trying to stop them from using their own name.


Donald Trump isn’t the only Trump in the world, but that fact apparently came as a surprise to Donald in 1984. That’s when Trump got a letter from the publisher of Drug Store News welcoming him to the fraternity of chain drug store owners. But Trump hadn’t bought Duane Reade or CVS. The letter was intended for a business called the Trump Group, run by South African-born developers Eddie and Jules Trump, which had recently bid for the Pay ‘n Save chain.

Donald, to put it mildly, was not pleased. “The defendants are South Africans whose recent entrance in the New York area utilizing the name ‘the Trump Group’ can only be viewed as a poorly veiled attempt at trading on the goodwill, reputation and financial credibility of the plaintiff,” read a lawsuit he quickly filed against the Trump Group. He lost that case but did succeed in having the Trump Group’s trademark revoked in 1988.

That didn’t hurt the other Trumps too much. The Real Deal, a New York real estate publication, noted in 2009 that Eddie and Jules, who still use the Trump Group name, have “quietly built an empire on luxury real estate development” in Florida and other places. Eddie was even placed 35th on a 2013 list of the w

Yep, I remember. I also remember Ernest and Julio Gallo doing the same thing to Joseph Gallo for using his own name on his cheese. Rolls Royce has done the same thing. Try using Taylor Swift on a business even if your own name is Taylor Swift--same thing will happen. Educate yourself moron.

 

[Hellokitty]

Wow is this relevant.

 

[Procrustes Stretched]

Wow is this relevant.

"I'm suing you!" LOL

Trump always being in court is relevant. As Trump has said himself:

"The election of a president under indictment and facing criminal trial would “create an unprecedented constitutional crisis” and “cripple the operations of government”"