Educational Subscription Service, Inc v. American Educational Services, Inc

This unfair competition suit filed under the common law and the Michigan corporate name statute, MCL 450.1212; MSA 21.200(212), involves two competing corporations each engaged in the solicitation of subscriptions to magazines and each with its home office in Lansing. Hereinafter, "defendant” shall refer to the corporate defendant only. On October 7, 1980, the trial court issued a comprehensive written opinion holding (1) that defendant’s corporate name did not violate the Michigan corporate name statute, (2) that except for the corporate symbol "AES”, defendant’s name, marketing techniques,…