Toronto businessman loses legal battle with McDonald’s over right to sell ‘MacDimSum’

National Post ^ | July 20, 2013 | Alexandra Bosanac

[rickmichaels]

A Toronto businessman has been ordered to pay the legal fees incurred by McDonald’s Corp. during his six-year legal battle to win the rights to use the prefix ‘Mac’ to market a potential dim sum business.

[E. Pluribus Unum]

Should Mickey be suing the makers of mac and cheese?

[Olog-hai]

Ridiculous. The term “Mac” (or diminutive “Mc”) means “Son” in English. Should the entire McDonald clan now turn around and sue Ray Kroc’s company, whose name he bought from two members of that clan?

[dfwgator]

Sum Ting Wong with this ruling.

[1rudeboy]

But in his decision this month, Justice Roger Hughes found Mr. Cheah’s true motivations in seeking to register the name was to seek business opportunities with McDonald’s. The judge referred to a 2008 letter to McDonald’s in which Mr. Cheah suggested “…we can together perhaps explore the possibilities of a global MACDIMSUM partnership.”

How did that work out for you, Mr. Cheah?

[GeronL]

Mac N Cheese?

The idea that McDonalds owns the word Mac is ridiculous. He shouldnt pay them a penny

[1rudeboy]

Helps to read the article. Old complaint, I know, and all too often ignored.

[Mastador1]

Did you ever get upset when Steve Jobs and Apple bullied the hell out of people over names? A trade mark is only as good as it’s defense. Look at what happened to Xerox.

[KarlInOhio]

Look... me and the McDonald’s people got this little misunderstanding. See, they’re McDonald’s... I’m McDowell’s. They got the Golden Arches, mine is the Golden Arcs. They got the Big Mac, I got the Big Mick. We both got two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles and onions, but their buns have sesame seeds. My buns have no seeds.

[Vince Ferrer]

I was just about to post that:

McDowell's

[Stormdog]

“How did that work out for you, Mr. Cheah?”

That not my idea. It was my Dim Son.

[digger48]

I thought the elder McDonald had a farm.

E-I-E-I-O

[1rudeboy]

[GeronL]

that translated well....

[Olog-hai]

Sure did. Sad to report that Jobs came to a sticky end; cannot say for sure whether it was retribution from on high for said behavior on his part.

[EEGator]

[Stormdog]

Perfect, just perfect!

[tumblindice]

Mmmmm, small savory steamed or fried dumplings containing various bacteria pot monsters.

[autumnraine]

I still like that movie LOL

[Cowboy Bob]

Here in Russia, they sell something called “MacCoffee,” which is an instant 3-1 coffee (coffee, sugar and powdered milk). The product is from Indonesia. I've often wondered how they got away with the name. I always figured that McDonalds would have sued them.