Legal Opinion
Bank of Texas v. Commerce Southwest, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided September 17, 1984No. 83-1388PublishedCited by 64 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
JERRE S. WILLIAMS, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff, Bank of Texas, obtained a favorable jury verdict in an action against Commerce Southwest, Inc. and its subsidiary banks in Dallas County for service mark infringement and unfair competition. The district court, however, granted judgment notwithstanding the verdict in favor of Commerce Southwest, Inc. on the ground that the jury verdict finding a secondary meaning in the name “Bank of Texas” was against the clear weight of the evidence. We affirm.
Bank of Texas is a neighborhood bank in northeast Dallas. It has operated under the name “Bank of Texas”…
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