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N.A.A.C.P. v. N.A.A.C.P. LEG. DEFENSE & EDUC. FUND

Civ. A. No. 82-1424.

559 F.Supp. 1337 (1983)

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE, Plaintiff, v. N.A.A.C.P. LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND, INC., Defendant.

United States District Court, District of Columbia.

March 28, 1983.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Edward W. Brooke, Barry J. Cutler, O'Connor & Hannan, Washington, D.C., Thomas I. Atkins, Gen. Counsel, NAACP, Brooklyn, N.Y., for plaintiff.

Jay Topkis, Kenneth Roth, Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison, New York City, Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., Daniel Joseph, Akin, Gump, Strauss, Hauer & Feld, Washington, D.C., Barrington D. Parker, Jr., Charles S. Barquist, Parker, Ausprita, Neesemann & Delehanty P.C., New York City, for defendant.

DECISION AND ORDER

JACKSON, District Judge.

In the prosaic context of this trademark action two of the nation's preeminent civil rights organizations contend for the right to use the common distinguishing initials by which both are known and to which each can fairly claim to have added luster. Joined by purpose as well as name for most of this century, the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People ("NAACP") and the N.A.A.C.P. Legal Defense...

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