The insanity and inanity of certain trademark infringement cases...
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Isnt there a clause in trademarks that means if a term or logo is linked to a company or product in the mind of consumers then its covered by copyright, in which case they would definitely have a case as MaccDees have been know as McDump for years
Go away and research the subject, analyze the options for and against, understand the problem and them come back when you agree with me.
You need to ask our very own Mr Clifton about trademark infringement - he felt the force of Quark a couple of years ago for daring to use an X in a product name. Funnily enough, Quark didn't have the will to take on Microsoft over Excel.
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McDonalds has just lost an 8 year battle trying to prevent a restaurant chain calling itself McCurry[^]. That's it, I'm off for a McDump now - I await their lawyers with a worm on my tongue.
"WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith
As Braveheart once said, "You can take our freedom but you'll never take our Hobnobs!" - Martin Hughes.
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McDonalds has just lost an 8 year battle trying to prevent a restaurant chain calling itself McCurry[^]. That's it, I'm off for a McDump now - I await their lawyers with a worm on my tongue.
"WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith
As Braveheart once said, "You can take our freedom but you'll never take our Hobnobs!" - Martin Hughes.
As the ex manager of what at the time was the largest McDonalds in the world, I have to object to some of the descriptions of their products in this thread. Everyone has the right to like or dislike any product, but descending to the level of calling it shit or crap just because you don't like it is seriously infantile. I prefer to use a PC but I don't call Macs crap because of that, and the reverse would be true as well. I am not waving the flag for McDs Their products would not be my first choice of comestibles, but they are good enough when a quick bite is all that is needed. Now if you want to call their aiming the majority of their advertising at children crap, then please go ahead, I'll even sign the petition. In particular I object to DD's description of the buns as 'stale'. I have found some of the firmest, most luscious, most squeezable buns in my not inconsiderable experience, inside the uniform trousers of some of the female crew members.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
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As the ex manager of what at the time was the largest McDonalds in the world, I have to object to some of the descriptions of their products in this thread. Everyone has the right to like or dislike any product, but descending to the level of calling it shit or crap just because you don't like it is seriously infantile. I prefer to use a PC but I don't call Macs crap because of that, and the reverse would be true as well. I am not waving the flag for McDs Their products would not be my first choice of comestibles, but they are good enough when a quick bite is all that is needed. Now if you want to call their aiming the majority of their advertising at children crap, then please go ahead, I'll even sign the petition. In particular I object to DD's description of the buns as 'stale'. I have found some of the firmest, most luscious, most squeezable buns in my not inconsiderable experience, inside the uniform trousers of some of the female crew members.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
Maccy Ds keep 'em, but please don't but them in every freakin street corner with all the litter they create.
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Maccy Ds keep 'em, but please don't but them in every freakin street corner with all the litter they create.
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Then you must stop using all of your electronic equipment immediately, because of all the harm being done in the 'third world' by the dumping of redundant stuff. Have you stopped yet? No, I thought not! A poor attempt at justifying an unreasonable argument. McDs do not create litter, their patrons cause litter. McDs do more than many other commercial organizations to mitigate the thoughtlessness of their customers. Litter bins aplenty, frequent litter patrols in the immediate environs of the stores. How often do you think Tesco, Sainsbury's or Wall-Mart pick up the rubbish that their customers discard?
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
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Luc Pattyn wrote:
one is a one-star restaurant
I give up which one, obviously I have not been into either in a VERY long time. They served up Burger King at the office recently, tasted like cardboard and the texture was horrible. How anyone can choose to eat that crap is beyond me.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
Mycroft Holmes wrote:
They served up Burger King at the office recently, tasted like cardboard and the texture was horrible. How anyone can choose to eat that crap is beyond me.
You're supposed to take it out of the box before eating - but at least your way you were saved from the horrors within X|
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Then you must stop using all of your electronic equipment immediately, because of all the harm being done in the 'third world' by the dumping of redundant stuff. Have you stopped yet? No, I thought not! A poor attempt at justifying an unreasonable argument. McDs do not create litter, their patrons cause litter. McDs do more than many other commercial organizations to mitigate the thoughtlessness of their customers. Litter bins aplenty, frequent litter patrols in the immediate environs of the stores. How often do you think Tesco, Sainsbury's or Wall-Mart pick up the rubbish that their customers discard?
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
Henry Minute wrote:
No, I thought not!
Just switching off now...
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I quite surprised people are still eating at McCrap. Give it 10 years and maybe they'll be gone.
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I haven't in almost two years. It wasn't because of their food, though.
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Henry Minute wrote:
No, I thought not!
Just switching off now...
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Norm .net wrote:
Just switching off now...
Well, in that case you won't receive this. But :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
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Mycroft Holmes wrote:
They served up Burger King at the office recently, tasted like cardboard and the texture was horrible. How anyone can choose to eat that crap is beyond me.
You're supposed to take it out of the box before eating - but at least your way you were saved from the horrors within X|
Box, what box, came in a bag, 2 layers of cardboardy stuff and some baby shit squishy filling, I had fries for lunch - nobody can screw up fries.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
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Box, what box, came in a bag, 2 layers of cardboardy stuff and some baby shit squishy filling, I had fries for lunch - nobody can screw up fries.
Never underestimate the power of human stupidity RAH
Mycroft Holmes wrote:
some baby sh*t squishy filling
Yeah I always wondered what they actually use, its far removed from any potato content.
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As the ex manager of what at the time was the largest McDonalds in the world, I have to object to some of the descriptions of their products in this thread. Everyone has the right to like or dislike any product, but descending to the level of calling it shit or crap just because you don't like it is seriously infantile. I prefer to use a PC but I don't call Macs crap because of that, and the reverse would be true as well. I am not waving the flag for McDs Their products would not be my first choice of comestibles, but they are good enough when a quick bite is all that is needed. Now if you want to call their aiming the majority of their advertising at children crap, then please go ahead, I'll even sign the petition. In particular I object to DD's description of the buns as 'stale'. I have found some of the firmest, most luscious, most squeezable buns in my not inconsiderable experience, inside the uniform trousers of some of the female crew members.
Henry Minute Do not read medical books! You could die of a misprint. - Mark Twain Girl: (staring) "Why do you need an icy cucumber?" “I want to report a fraud. The government is lying to us all.”
This thread is very similiar to language wars... don your flame resistant suits now!
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I quite surprised people are still eating at McCrap. Give it 10 years and maybe they'll be gone.
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McDonalds has just lost an 8 year battle trying to prevent a restaurant chain calling itself McCurry[^]. That's it, I'm off for a McDump now - I await their lawyers with a worm on my tongue.
"WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith
As Braveheart once said, "You can take our freedom but you'll never take our Hobnobs!" - Martin Hughes.
Ah, memories of 'Viz' and Roger Melly's profanosaurus: "The act of using the public restroom in a fast food restaurant without purchasing any food. When challenged by a suspicious manager, the assurance of a subsequent purchase of said fast food is known as a "Mc**** with Lies".
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Ah, memories of 'Viz' and Roger Melly's profanosaurus: "The act of using the public restroom in a fast food restaurant without purchasing any food. When challenged by a suspicious manager, the assurance of a subsequent purchase of said fast food is known as a "Mc**** with Lies".
Ah the profanosaurus, I have it nestled in a word document. egg Mcwhiff n. A particularly sulphurous mid morning air buffet (qv) produced after breakfasting at a fast food restaurant
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Ah, memories of 'Viz' and Roger Melly's profanosaurus: "The act of using the public restroom in a fast food restaurant without purchasing any food. When challenged by a suspicious manager, the assurance of a subsequent purchase of said fast food is known as a "Mc**** with Lies".
Ironically, Viz sued McDonalds a few years ago as McDondalds directly copied reimagined several of the "Top Tips" from Viz in their TV adverts. Sadly McDonalds won, but I suppose McD's have better lawyers than a couple of blokes from Newcastle.
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McDonalds has just lost an 8 year battle trying to prevent a restaurant chain calling itself McCurry[^]. That's it, I'm off for a McDump now - I await their lawyers with a worm on my tongue.
"WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith
As Braveheart once said, "You can take our freedom but you'll never take our Hobnobs!" - Martin Hughes.
what's really surprising is that they haven't yet sued these idiots[^] for trade mark infringment.
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McDonalds has just lost an 8 year battle trying to prevent a restaurant chain calling itself McCurry[^]. That's it, I'm off for a McDump now - I await their lawyers with a worm on my tongue.
"WPF has many lovers. It's a veritable porn star!" - Josh Smith
As Braveheart once said, "You can take our freedom but you'll never take our Hobnobs!" - Martin Hughes.
Trademark law requires lawsuits such as these. If you don't defend your trademark, you can lose it. Point is that if McDonalds didn't go after McCurry, the next restaurant could be closer in name and could maintain that since McDonalds "obviously doesn't care", they should be allowed to use it. (Yes, this has happened.) Disclaimer: I own MCD stock (it's long term intended to pay for part of my youngest daughter's college education.) Disclaimer 2: I like McDonalds breakfasts and their apple pies, but not much else. (I detest Bank of America but own their stock too; an investment is an investment.)
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