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FINANCE CO. OF AMERICA v. BANKAMERICA CORP.

Civ. No. Y-79-1959.

493 F.Supp. 895 (1980)

The FINANCE COMPANY OF AMERICA v. BANKAMERICA CORPORATION et al.

United States District Court, D. Maryland.

July 1, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Paul M. Vettori, Baltimore, Md., for plaintiff; Alfred H. Moses, Washington, D. C., and Gary R. Roberts, Washington, D. C., of counsel.

David F. Albright, Franklin T. Caudill, William L. Hallam, Baltimore, Md., for defendants; Milton W. Schlemmer, and Nancy E. Martin, San Francisco, Cal., of counsel.

JOSEPH H. YOUNG, District Judge.

Plaintiff, the Finance Company of America (FCA) has brought suit under the Lanham Act, 15 U.S.C. § 1051, et seq. alleging that defendants' use of the trade name and service mark "FINANCEAMERICA" (or "FinanceAmerica") constitutes a false representation of services in interstate commerce and also violates state law. The defendants in this case are BankAmerica Corporation (FinanceAmerica-parent), its wholly owned subsidiary...

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