McDonald's wins "McCurry" war in Malaysia
U.S. burger chain McDonald's Corp has won a five-year legal battle against a tiny Malaysian eatery called "McCurry," persuading a judge that passers-by might confuse it with the fast-food giant. "The defendant's use of the word McCurry and employing signage featuring colors distinctive of the plaintiff's was indulging in acts that could rise to confusion and deception," the judge was quoted as saying in local media Friday. In Thursday's ruling, the court ordered the curry house to drop the "Mc" from their signage.
馬來西亞兩“麥”相爭,麥當勞獲勝
美國漢堡連鎖公司“麥當勞”打贏了一場為期五年的官司,敗訴方是馬來西亞的一家名叫“麥咖喱”的小吃店。麥當勞用來說服法官的理由是,過路人有可能將“麥咖喱”與麥當勞相混淆并誤以為是后者。上周五當?shù)孛襟w援引法官的話說:“被告用麥咖喱這樣的詞語并且使用原告所特有的招牌顏色作為自己的標識系統(tǒng),這種隨便行為可能產(chǎn)生混亂和欺詐。”在上周四的裁決中,法庭命令這家咖喱屋將他們招牌上的字母-m-c省略掉。