Hertz Corporation v. Knickerbocker

METZNER, District Judge.

Defendants move to dismiss the complaint pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b) (1) and (6), 28 U.S.C.A.

The complaint alleges that plaintiff The Hertz Corporation and its related companies have been in the automobile and truck rental business for many years and that the name “Hertz” has come to be well known in this connection. It is also alleged that the name “Hertz” has come to mean and is understood to mean, throughout the United States, the plaintiffs’ services. Plaintiff Hertz System, Inc., which is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Hertz Corporation, registered the mark…