Mac to Basics: McDonalds Trade Mark & Supermacs

Mac to Basics: McDonalds Trade Mark & Supermacs

by | Sep 21, 2018 | Trade marks

Should MacDonald’s fast food restaurants be entitled to object to any brand featuring “Mac” or even “Mc “by other food traders? MacDonald’s certainly thinks so which is why it has opposed a European Trade Mark (EUTM ) of the word SUPERMAC’S by Irish fast food...
Learning from Apple’s trade mark issues in China

Learning from Apple’s trade mark issues in China

by | May 5, 2016 | Trade marks

Apple Inc, the tech giant, recently lost a court battle over the use of the word ‘iPhone’ on leather goods in China. A local company called Xintong Tiandi will continue to have the legal right to use ‘iPhone’ on leather goods. As expected, Apple wasn’t happy with the...