Clint wins odd legal tussle over the use of his name

Clint Eastwood has settled an unusual lawsuit – with a chair company.

The Hollywood legend filed a suit in April this year against furniture manufacturer Evofurniture for selling ottomans and chairs called 'Clint' and 'Eastwood'.

[Related story: Clint gives weird speech at Republican convention]

Clint was seemingly particularly unhappy with the marketing spiel for one product, which read: “When you're invited into a person's home, you get to see the good, the bad and the ugly. When visitors come to your home, the Clint 47'' Entertainment Center makes your family room alone look like you live in a perfect world of a million-dollar baby.”

Lawyers for the star said that the upscale New Jersey-based company were 'continuing to use Mr. Eastwood's name, identity and persona for the purpose of attracting attention to the infringing products'.

The case has now been settled though it's not known if there has been any financial remuneration.

It's the second run-in that Eastwood has had that has been furniture-based in recent months.

An appearance from the director at the Republican National Convention over the summer – where he endorsed presidential candidate Mitt Romney – went viral, after he addressed an empty chair next to him as if it contained president Barack Obama.

He later admitted that he didn't prepare anything for his speech, and appeared to be improvising in front of the crowd in Tampa, Florida.