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Potter Clarkson | United Kingdom | 21 Feb 2022
How will McDonald’s entry into the metaverse impact food and drink trade mark filings?
McDonald's is expanding its trade mark coverage for its McDonald's, McCafe and M logo trade marks to include protection for virtual goods, such as…
Lexology PRO | European Union, Italy | 10 Aug 2021
Italy probes McDonald’s over franchise contracts
Italy’s Competition Authority is reportedly investigating whether McDonald’s has imposed anticompetitive clauses in its agreements with franchise operators that dictate certain business conditions.
Squire Patton Boggs | USA | 6 Jun 2021
Do You Want Fries With That? McDonald’s Customer BIPA Class Action Lands in Federal Court
BIPA is a frequently litigated data privacy statute, and as readers of CPW know, we’ve been covering BIPA litigations for some time (for some of our…
Keller and Heckman LLP | USA | 30 Mar 2021
Vanilla Flavoring Class Action Lawsuit Against McDonald’s Dismissed
On March 24, 2021, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California dismissed (subscription to Law360 required) a consumer class…
Akerman LLP | USA | 4 Nov 2020
Slogans as marks: when does a slogan function as a mark
Slogans can, but do not always, function as trademarks. To be sure, the United States Patent and Trademark Office (“USPTO”) frequently allows slogans…
Walkers | USA | 30 Sep 2020
No Money-Back Guarantee - When Severance Agreements go Wrong
A case in the US courts involving the former CEO of McDonald's may appear to have very little to offer in the way of lessons for regulated financial…
Iwata Godo | Japan | 1 Sep 2020
人事労務チーム：管理監督者該当性について
現行法において、賃金請求権の消滅時効期間は２年間とされていますが、令和２年４月１日に施行される改正民法に合わせて、賃金請求権の消滅時効を当分の間３年間とするが、将来的には５年間に延長する旨の労働基準法改正が予定されています（令和２年１月１０日開催の労働政策審議会労働条件分科会において公表された「労働…
Fieldfisher LLP (Ireland) | Ireland, USA | 26 Aug 2020
McDonalds issues proceedings against former CEO
Ex-McDonald's CEO, Steve Easterbrook, is being sued by his former employer in the US for allegedly concealing evidence of misconduct prior to his…
Fenwick & West LLP | USA | 13 Aug 2020
McDonald’s Clawback Suit Against Former CEO: A Cautionary Tale
McDonald’s Corporation has joined a growing list of companies that have taken action to forfeit unpaid compensation or demand repayment of…
Zaborski Morysiński Adwokacka Spółka Partnerska Law Firm | European Union | 16 Jan 2020
Proof of use : Supermac's (Holdings) Ltd vs. McDonald's International Property Company, Ltd CANCELLATION No 14 788 C (REVOCATION)
McDonald's is the owner of the EU word mark 'BIG MAC' no. 000062638 for the number of goods and services in Classes 29, 30 and 42 of the Nice…
