Legal Opinion
Professional Economics, Inc. v. Professional Economic Services, Inc.
Massachusetts Appeals Court
Decided June 15, 1981PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPerretta, J.
The plaintiff, Professional Economics, Inc. (PEI), brought an action in the Superior Court seeking to enjoin permanently Professional Economic Services, Inc. (PES), from using the words “professional economics” and the name “Professional Economic Services, Inc.” in connection with its business operations in Massachusetts. PEI alleged, and the judge found, Mass.R.Civ.P. 52(a), 365 Mass. 816 (1974), that the words in question had acquired a secondary meaning, American Waltham Watch Co. v. United States Watch Co., 173 Mass. 85 (1899); President & Trustees of Colby College v. Colby College-New…
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