Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Co. v. Stark
District Court, W.D. Missouri
In Equity. Bill by the Stark Bros. Nurseries & Orchards Company against William P. Stark and William H. Stark, trustees, doing business under the name and style of William P. Stark Nurseries. 'Decree for complainant.
1Opinion of the Court
VAN VALKENBURGH, District Judge.
The complainant is a nursery corporation of long standing, located at Louisiana, Mo. It and its predecessors have been engaged in this business for approximately a century. It and its products have been ’widely known for many years and enjoy a national reputation. About 35 years ago it adopted the words “Stark Trees” as its trade-mark, and all its shipments have long been marked by a label in which the word “Stark” is superimposed upon the word “Trees” in striking and characteristic arrangement. June 24, 1913, this mark was duly registered under the 10-year…
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