McDonald's has filed a challenge against a Chicago teenager in regard to her use of the Mc prefix in her annual charity concert, according to the Chicago Sun-Times. Lauren McClusky has coordinated McFest, playing off the prefix in her last name, since 2007 as a benefit for the Chicago chapter of Special Olympics.
Where is the line drawn between a similar trademark and a confusingly similar trademark, the latter deemed an infringement? How does the Chinese government assess the "likelihood of confusion"? In a recent case, a small Chinese firm defended its trademark against disputes from a leading multinational automaker.
Microsoft Corp., a technology giant that wins thousands of patents every year, has joined RPX Corp., a start-up network aimed at aggregating intellectual property to shield its members from what are known as "patent trolls."