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minus-squareCanadian_Cabinet @lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up65·3 years agoMy favorite trademark story is how McDonald’s lost the rights to the name Big Mac in Ireland due to an existing trademark
minus-squareSpacemanspliff@midwest.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up19·3 years agoWhat’s next about that is if they had activity bothered to treat the case seriously and bumbled their paperwork so hard the judge ruled against them.
minus-squaremitch8128@lemmy.mllinkfedilinkarrow-up15·3 years agoThis happened in Australia too, that’s why we have hungry jacks and not burger king
minus-squarelemmyvore@feddit.nllinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up8·3 years agoAnd to Wendy’s in Netherlands, which is why there’s no Wendy’s in the EU.
minus-squarekoper@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up6·3 years agoWhat is “southern Ireland”? Do you mean Ireland?
My favorite trademark story is how McDonald’s lost the rights to the name Big Mac in Ireland due to an existing trademark
What’s next about that is if they had activity bothered to treat the case seriously and bumbled their paperwork so hard the judge ruled against them.
This happened in Australia too, that’s why we have hungry jacks and not burger king
And to Wendy’s in Netherlands, which is why there’s no Wendy’s in the EU.
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What is “southern Ireland”? Do you mean Ireland?
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