Legal Opinion
Bishop v. Hanenburg
Court of Appeals of Washington
Decided March 29, 1985No. 5700-3-IIIPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtThompson, J.
— Norman and Carolyn Bishop appeal the dismissal of their trade name infringement complaint seeking to enjoin the use of the name "Window World" by a similar drapery business. We reverse.
In 1971, Carolyn Bishop began a drapery business in Spokane and obtained a registered tax number from the State of Washington under the name of Carolyn's Window World. Operating by referral rather than conventional advertising, the Bishops carried on a wholesale and retail custom drapery business from a shop at their residence.
The Bishops opened a checking account, obtained loans, had business cards printed,…
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