Missouri Federation of the Blind v. National Federation of the Blind of Missouri, Inc.

SHANGLER, Presiding Judge.

This appeal involves contentions by competing benevolent societies of unfair competition in the use of tradenames and trademarks. The declared corporate purpose of each of the litigants is the social and economic welfare of the blind. The plaintiff Missouri Federation of the Blind sought to enjoin defendant National Federation of the Blind of Missouri, Inc. on the contention that defendant’s tradename was a colorable imitation of plaintiff’s name so that confusion to the public was likely to result from its continued use. The defendant-intervenor National Federation…