McDonalds Loses Legal Battle Against Family-Owned Kuala Lumpur Business

On September 8th, 2009, the Malaysian Federal Court settled an eight-year legal battle between family-owned Kuala Lumpur “McCurry” restaurant and the international McDonalds fast-food firm. The suit, filed in 2001 by the McDonalds corporation, claims that the McCurry restaurant name infringes upon McDonalds’ trademarked “Mc” prefix. Though the McCurry restaurant claims its name is a [...]