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Originally Posted by Pinecone
Hmm, I would have never thought of a Philippine resaurant as being connected the the Sony Electronic corporation.
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In the UK, at least, the courts have ruled that trademark conflicts can't prevent someone from using their own name on a business. There was a case in Scotland not so long ago where Macdonald's tried to force a local business called something like "Macdonald's Cafe" (I forget the details) to change their name; they lost on the grounds that, as the cafe was run by a Mrs Macdonald, she was perfectly entitled to use that name in her business.