Armstrong Paint & Varnish Works v. Nu-Enamel Corp.

The Nu-Enamel Corporation of Illinois filed its bill of complaint in a District Court of the United States in Illinois to enjoin the Armstrong Paint and Varnish Works, a corporation of the same State, from using in the sale of paints, varnishes and similar goods the words “Nu-Beauty Enamel” or any name including the words “Nu-Enamel” or other colorable imitation of plaintiff’s registered trade-mark Nu-Enamel or otherwise infringing it; to require an accounting of profits, and to recover treble damages. Pending the litigation, the plaintiff sold its assets to the other respondent, Nu-Enamel…