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PIONEER FIRST FED. v. PIONEER NAT'L BANK

No. 4562-5-III.

30 Wn. App. 597 (1981)

637 P.2d 661

PIONEER FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, Appellant, v. PIONEER NATIONAL BANK, Respondent.

The Court of Appeals of Washington, Division Three.

December 1, 1981.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Leo C. Kendrick, Gavin, Robinson, Kendrick, Redman & Mays, Orland M. Christensen, James W. Anable, and Christensen, O'Connor, Johnson & Kindness, for appellant.

Don W. Schussler, Thomas A. Prediletto, and Nashem, Prediletto, Schussler & Halpin, for respondent.

GREEN, J.

This appeal involves a trade name infringement action between two federally chartered banks. The dispositive issue is whether the National Banking Act (NBA), which requires the name adopted by a national bank to be approved by the Comptroller of the Currency, preempts state unfair competition and trademark infringement laws.

In 1973, plaintiff obtained approval from the Federal Home Loan Bank Board to operate under the name "Pioneer First Federal...

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