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McDONALD'S CORP. v. GUNVILL

No. 77 C 1646.

441 F.Supp. 71 (1977)

McDONALD'S CORPORATION, Plaintiff, v. Ronald GUNVILL, William Garrity, and Ronald Gunvill and William Garrity, d/b/a Monks Pub, Defendants.

United States District Court, N. D. Illinois, E. D.

October 20, 1977.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert E. Wagner and Robert E. Browne of Wagner & Aubel, Chicago, Ill., for plaintiff.

Michael R. Abramovic of Abramovic, Denklwalter & Ryan, Chicago, Ill., for defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

GRADY, District Judge.

In early 1977, defendant Monks Pub erected an outdoor sign advertising "Monkburgers" in which the "M" resembles the plaintiff McDonald's famous "golden arches" and which contains the slogan "Less than 25 billion sold." Plaintiff has filed this action claiming trademark infringement, unfair competition, dilution, deceptive trade practices and consumer fraud. Defendants have moved to dismiss all counts for failure...

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