On Tue, 22 Jan 2002, Mick Maguire wrote: > There was a run of cases in the UK a few years back with McDonald's > claiming that they owned the Mc prefix on just about anything (and > tasking legal action against anybody who used it), and not just for > fast food. Toys-R-us also did the same with the backwards R (and > indeed forwards too!) and won at least several cases against small > sole trader outlets. The main one I remember being a tire dealer in > Bedford called tires-r-us.
Speaking of Mickey D's, they've also trademarked the phrase "Have you had your break today?" Riiiiiiiight. chris - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
