Legal Opinion
Worthen National Bank v. McCuen
Supreme Court of Arkansas
Decided May 31, 1994No. 94-59PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
David Newbern, Justice.
Worthen National Bank of Batesville (Worthen) appeals from a ruling that Arkansas’s Trademark Act, Ark. Code Ann. §§ 4-71-101 through 4-71-114 (Repl. 1991), does not empower the Secretary of State to register trademarks or service marks for a limited geographical area within the State. We affirm the decision of the Trial Court.
First National Bank of Batesville operated under that name in the Independence County area from 1944 until 1991 when it became Worthen National Bank of Batesville. In 1992, First National Bank of Arkansas expanded and also began operating in the…
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