Legal Opinion

Community State Bank v. Community State Bank

Supreme Court of Iowa

Decided December 12, 2008No. 07-1258PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STREIT, Justice.

Two different banks in Des Moines claim the name “Community State Bank.” Community State Bank, National Association (CSB) began using the name “Community State Bank” in Polk County in 1993 and in Des Moines proper in 1997. Community State Bank, Indianola (Csb In-dianola) began using the name “Community State Bank” in Lucas and Warren counties in 1993 and in Des Moines in 2005. CSB filed a petition asking the district court to issue a declaratory judgment against Csb Indianola for common law trademark infringement and an injunction preventing Csb Indianola from using the name…

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