Current owners of Duesenberg name, trademark, etc.?

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Curiousity has me, and I am dying to know... and I know someone here can answer this question..

I am a member of CORSA, the Corvair Society of America, and this month there was an article in our monthly magazine, the Communique, about the Corvair powered Cord 8/10's built in the 1960's by Mr. Glenn Prey. There have been other articles about these cars in recent years. I am a huge fan of both the Corvair and the original Cord 810?s and 812s but had no idea of the history behind the 8/10?s- I had always assumed that they were a typical (i.e. unauthorized and poor quality) 60?s kit car.

At any rate, an earlier article in the Communique stated that Mr. Prey had acquired the rights to the Auburn-Cord-Duesenburg name and trademarks, etc, and the most recent article states that Mr. Prey is still the president of Auburn-Cord-Duesenburg. However, in the January 5, 2004 issue of AutoWeek, on page 7, there is an article titled ?Does Duesey Have a Future?? that states that Dave Hartje of Wisconsin currently has the rights to the Duesenburg name, and is president of Duesenberg Motors, and has been since 1996. (I also remember that descendents of the Duesenburg brothers tried to revive the marque in the mid 60?s and the late 70?s/early 80?s, and maybe, I suspect, that is where the divergence occurred.) At any rate, I am now wondering about the true provenance of the A-C-D marques and trademarks. If Hartje has the Duesey rights, how can Mr. Prey be president of Auburn-Cord-Duesenberg?

Anyway. I know this isn?t exactly a question about the classic 1930's machines, but any help provided in clearing up this mystery would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks again for any help anyone can provide.

Pat McLaughlin[i:2deq28lf][/i:2deq28lf]