Gay businessman Mark Hunker, the co-owner of D.C.’s Duplex Diner and of two restaurants in Rehoboth Beach, Del., has purchased the legal rights to the name, trademark, logo, and other intellectual property belonging to the DC Eagle, the popular gay bar that closed its doors in May.
Hunker’s identity as the purchaser of the DC Eagle’s name and other intellectual property became part of the public record this week of the U.S.
Bankruptcy Court for the District of Columbia five months after the DC Eagle filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy on June 26. The sale of the DC Eagle’s intellectual property to Hunker was finalized on Nov.