In other news, Don Henley is still...not dead

Everybody's talking about Michelle Lee being named as the new USPTO Director. This has to qualify as the Least Surprising Patent-Related News Story of 2014.  So that's all I have to say about that.

Instead, I want to talk about Don Henley.  

Yes, that Don Henley.  Don has sued clothing retailer Duluth Trading Company for trademark infringement (full story here).  They sell, among other things, Henley shirts. 

Like that.  

According to this entry in Wikipedia, the Henley shirt is "so named because this particular style of shirt was the traditional uniform of rowers in the English town of Henley-on-Thames."  Nothing whatsoever to do with the Eagles' drummer.  So why's Don suing?

DTC recently sent out an email ad promoting their Henley shirts with the slogan, "Don a Henley and Take it easy."

Like that.  BTW, check out Henley's hair in that clip.  Amazing.  That, kids, is '70s hair.

Anyway, apparently DTC didn't ask Don's permission before sending out the aforementioned ad.  What is clear is that Don has no sense of humor when it comes to somebody trying to trade in on his mojo.

Speaking of Don Henley's mojo, if you haven't heard Mojo Nixon's "Don Henley Must Die" you can give it a listen here:

And then read this article from the Austin Chronicle about a time more than 20 years ago when Don did have a sense of humor.