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I suspect that using will@macdonald.com might have come with an extra set of problems all of its own in this particular case. (-: * https://apple.com/uk/legal

by JdeBP 6y ago

I suspect that using will@macdonald.com might have come with an extra set of problems all of its own in this particular case. (-: * https://apple.com/uk/legal/intellectual-property/guidelinesfor3rdparties.html https://apple.com/uk/legal/intellectual-property/guidelinesf... * http://macdonald.com./ http://macdonald.com./ * https://trademarkelite.com/trademark/trademark-detail/73391814/MCDONALDS https://trademarkelite.com/trademark/trademark-detail/733918...

Macha 6y ago
Europe's top IP body has found McDonald's does not have an exclusive right to "Mc" or "Mac", even in the realm of fast food because of its status as a common name component: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49254551 https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-49254551 Even in the the US where MacX or McX is a foreign construct, there have been legal cases where people named McDonald/MacDonald are allowed name their restaurants after themselves: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonald%27s_legal_cases#The_real_Ronald_McDonald_(US) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonald%27s_legal_cases#The_r...