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McDonald’s Loses Legal Fight Against MacNoodles

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U.S. fast-food giant McDonald’s Corp. lost a legal battle in Singapore Monday to stop a food company from distributing products named “MacNoodles,” “MacTea” and “MacChocolate.”

The world’s largest fast-food company said Singapore-based Future Enterprises Pte Ltd. had copied McDonald’s trademarks when registering its products in 1995. The High Court dismissed the case in April but McDonald’s appealed.

“McDonald’s has spent millions to create goodwill and instant public recognition for its ‘Mc’ series of marks,” said Davinder Singh, a high-profile Singapore lawyer who represented McDonald’s, before the judge ruled against the fast-food chain.

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