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See Also, Hungry Jack's[1]. They're an Australian fast-food chain, named so because Burger King was already a trademark owned by some small Australian store,
by miki123211 2y ago
See Also, Hungry Jack's[1].
They're an Australian fast-food chain, named so because Burger King was already a trademark owned by some small Australian store, and couldn't be used by the company that the rest of the world knows as Burger King.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungry_Jack%27s#:~:text=Hungry%20Jack's%20Pty%20Ltd.%20is,company%20owned%20by%20Jack%20Cowin https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungry_Jack%27s#:~:text=Hungry....
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