Legal Opinion
Citibank, N.A. v. Citibanc Group, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Decided February 16, 1984No. 82-7214PublishedCited by 92 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JAMES C. HILL, Circuit Judge:
Citibanc Group, Inc., and eight of its subsidiaries, defendants in the district court (Citibanc or defendants) appeal from the judgment of that court in favor of plaintiff Citibank, N.A. (Citibank or plaintiff). Plaintiff sued defendants for infringement of its federally-registered trademark and service mark “Citibank,” seeking an order prohibiting defendants from doing business as “Citibanc.” The district court held plaintiff’s mark valid and plaintiff’s right to use the mark to be superior to any right that defendants might have in the mark. The court decided…
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