Legal Opinion
D.W.G., Inc. v. Gordon's Jewelry Co. of Oklahoma, Inc.
Supreme Court of Oklahoma
Decided June 9, 1981No. 53655PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOOLIN, Justice:
The issue before us is trademark infringement, specifically the trade name 1 “Gordon Jewelers.”
Defendant is a national jewelry company with 184 “conventional” credit retail stores in 26 states. 2 All but 12 of the stores bear the name “Gordon’s Jewelers.” 3
Defendant incorporated in Oklahoma in August 1971, under the name “Gordon’s Jewelry Company of Oklahoma, Inc.” and entered into a lease agreement with Crossroads Shopping Mall on March 20,1973. On September 20, 1973, it filed a “Corporate Trade Name Report” with the Secretary of State because it intended to operate its…
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