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McDonald’s sues teen over use of “McFest”

January 26th, 2010 · Comments Off · Popular, Trademark

A Chicago teenager suddenly finds herself embroiled in a trademark dispute with McDonald’s Corp. over her use of the name McFest for an annual charity concert featuring high school and college bands.  Although the concert, which raises money for the Special Olympics, has been promoted under the McFest name since 2007, and the teen’s surname [...]

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