Huntington National Mattress Co. v. Celanese Corp.

THOMSEN, Chief Judge.

This is an action for alleged infringement of a registered trademark owned by plaintiff, and to prevent the registration of defendant’s mark Celacloud. Plaintiff (Huntington) is a West Virginia corporation which is one of a group of five companies operating separate plants in various parts of the country, all of which are affiliated with National Mattress Company (National). In January 1956 International Bedding Company (International), a Maryland corporation, was merged into Huntington, which thereby became the owner of International’s registered trademarks Cloud, Silver…