Nu-Da (Indianapolis Paint & Color)

Documents in our library describe Nu-Da (Indianapolis Paint & Color) as “ready-mixed paints for both exterior and interior uses and surface protective coatings in general comprising enamel; enamel undercoat; colors in oil; exterior house paint; flat wall finish; semi-gloss wall finish; wall primer; [ lacquer; ] lacquer thinner; barn paint; synthetic enamel; floor paint; shellac; paste paint; varnish; traffic paint; aluminum paint; exterior primer; wagon and implement paint; oil stain; baking enamels; metal paints; cement and masonry paint; [ casein paint; ] paint thinner; resin emulsion paint; [ paste and liquid wax floor protective coatings; ] asphalt and [ asbestos ] roof coatings; foundation coatings; and chic satin wall finish”.¹ They give it as sold from 1928.¹

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Every statement about Nu-Da (Indianapolis Paint & Color) in the documents, in each document's own words.

USPTO trademark case files (Trademark Full Text XML Data, Annual Applications, 2025 edition)

• Sold from: “first used in commerce 1928-04-12”, said by INDIANAPOLIS PAINT AND COLOR COMPANY, as recorded by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office¹
• Sold from: “first used in commerce 1948-04-01”, said by INDIANAPOLIS PAINT AND COLOR COMPANY, as recorded by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office¹
• Description: “READY-MIXED PAINTS FOR BOTH EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR USES AND SURFACE PROTECTIVE COATINGS IN GENERAL COMPRISING ENAMEL; ENAMEL UNDERCOAT; COLORS IN OIL; EXTERIOR HOUSE PAINT; FLAT WALL FINISH; SEMI-GLOSS WALL FINISH; WALL PRIMER; [ LACQUER; ] LACQUER THINNER; BARN PAINT; SYNTHETIC ENAMEL; FLOOR PAINT; SHELLAC; PASTE PAINT; VARNISH; TRAFFIC PAINT; ALUMINUM PAINT; EXTERIOR PRIMER; WAGON AND IMPLEMENT PAINT; OIL STAIN; BAKING ENAMELS; METAL PAINTS; CEMENT AND MASONRY PAINT; [ CASEIN PAINT; ] PAINT THINNER; RESIN EMULSION PAINT; [ PASTE AND LIQUID WAX FLOOR PROTECTIVE COATINGS; ] ASPHALT AND [ ASBESTOS ] ROOF COATINGS; FOUNDATION COATINGS; AND CHIC SATIN WALL FINISH”, said by INDIANAPOLIS PAINT AND COLOR COMPANY, as recorded by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office¹
• Description: “PLASTIC ASBESTOS ROOF CEMENT, CRACK FILLER AND PUTTY”, said by INDIANAPOLIS PAINT AND COLOR COMPANY, as recorded by U.S. Patent and Trademark Office¹

Kind of product

Trades that worked with products like it: Roofers.

References

1. USPTO trademark case files (Trademark Full Text XML Data, Annual Applications, 2025 edition) (December 30, 1954). Not yet published in our library.