McDonald's loses exclusivity to prefix 'Mc'


	McDonald's loses exclusivity to prefix 'Mc'

walski69

4-29-2009 10:23 PM

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mcdonald's, law, copyright, mc, monopoly

walski69 says:

Justice McPrevails... and now anyone can McName anything they McWant... in Malaysia anyway...

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4-29-2009 11:15 PM

egoldstein

seems worth of a McPop.

4-30-2009 9:52 AM

wiccantexan

Hurray for all the McSurnames who want to start their own businesses!

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