Re: Have Service Marks Gone too far?

From: Chris Lloyd/ Fulltext Dept. 5th Floor <clloyd[_at_]info.hwwilson.com>
Date: Fri, 13 Aug 1999 15:57:43 EST

On Thu, 12 Aug 1999, Robert E. Jones <rjones[_at_]robjob.com> wrote:
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> Maybe it is an urban legend, but for some reason it sticks in my head
> that there was a case in Scotland/England(?) where McDonalds went
> after a restaurant or fast food place which was named Mcdonalds and
> the smaller store won, because it was owned and operated by a man
> named McDonald. Does anyone know if this was a true case that I read
> somewhere or have all the big macs I have eaten thriough law school
> causing me to halucinate?

No, you aren't hallucinating. I also saw something about the McDonald clan suing McDonald's. I'm pretty sure it was on 60 minutes -- I remember watching someone on 60 minutes interviewing the McDonald clan. (Either that or I'm hallucinating.) Not sure if its a true case or just a 60 minutes human interest story.

Christine

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Christine Lloyd
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clloyd[_at_]hwwilson.com
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