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Moonshine Maker Loses ‘Kentucky’ in Legal Battle With University

Kentucky Mist Moonshine - an upscale distillery that sells fruit-infused moonshine in Whitesburg, KY, has spent 8 months in a trademark dispute with the University of Kentucky over who owns the rights to the name "Kentucky".  UK trademaked the name Kentucky in 1997 for use on clothing.  Judge Danny Reeves accepted that the university was immune to being sued and Kentucky Mist can not trademark his business name. 

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