McDonald’s vs. McFoxy: Seems worth a trip to the Ukraine just to see
This is the white whale for trademark infringement safarists.
Forget McDonald’s and McDowell’s of “Coming to America” fame. (STL post here.) That’s just a movie.
This is real, and I’m tempted to book my next vacation to the Ukraine just to see it for myself: side-by-side McDonald’s and McFoxy hamburger restaurants.
From Anthony Bourdain’s “No Reservations” travel/eating/drinking show on the Travel Chanel, we’re treated to this super-sized helping of trademark infringement. It’s so audacious, you have to respect it.
As Tony puts it: “So powerful is the magnificence, the unassailable excellence of the McFoxy brand, and so antiquated and promising the trademark laws of Ukraine, that not even the dark forces of the evil floppy-clown-shoed one dare challenge this bold, in-your-face expression of the competitive free market spirit.”
I’m loving it!