Cent. Bancorp, Inc. v. Cent. Bancompany, Inc.

I. BACKGROUND

From the testimony and exhibits received at the hearing, the Court finds as follows. Because the parties dispute which of them is the senior user of the "Central Bank" mark in Colorado, the Court will present the facts in strict chronological order.

A. Defendants' Missouri Origins

Defendant Central Bancompany is a bank holding company that owns and controls Defendant Central Trust Bank and Defendant Mortgage Central, LLC. Central Trust Bank began as the Central Missouri Trust Company in Jefferson City, Missouri, in 1902. In the late 1960s, it changed its name to Central Trust Bank.…