https://community.isc2.org/t5/Industry-News/McDonalds-loses-quot-Big-Mac-quot-trademark-in-EU/m-p/18044#M2164 <P>A <A href="https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/david-vs-goliath-irish-burger-chain-beats-mcdonald-s-in-big-mac-trademark-case-1.4980448" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fairly complicated intellectual property case</A>.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>McDonalds sued an Irish franchise called Supermac's, claiming it violated their trademark on the Big Mac.&nbsp; That turns out to have been a legal mistake, and resulted in McDonalds losing the Big Mac trademark.&nbsp; The legal decision seems to have turned on the fact that the Big Mac is a product, not a chain, and Supermac's is a chain, not a burger.</P> Mon, 09 Oct 2023 09:05:05 GMT rslade 2023-10-09T09:05:05Z https://community.isc2.org/t5/Industry-News/McDonalds-loses-quot-Big-Mac-quot-trademark-in-EU/m-p/18044#M2164 <P>A <A href="https://www.cbc.ca/radio/asithappens/david-vs-goliath-irish-burger-chain-beats-mcdonald-s-in-big-mac-trademark-case-1.4980448" target="_blank" rel="noopener">fairly complicated intellectual property case</A>.</P><P>&nbsp;</P><P>McDonalds sued an Irish franchise called Supermac's, claiming it violated their trademark on the Big Mac.&nbsp; That turns out to have been a legal mistake, and resulted in McDonalds losing the Big Mac trademark.&nbsp; The legal decision seems to have turned on the fact that the Big Mac is a product, not a chain, and Supermac's is a chain, not a burger.</P> Mon, 09 Oct 2023 09:05:05 GMT https://community.isc2.org/t5/Industry-News/McDonalds-loses-quot-Big-Mac-quot-trademark-in-EU/m-p/18044#M2164 rslade 2023-10-09T09:05:05Z