Day 143 - 27 Jun 95 - Page 67
1 promise me something light-hearted and then not produce it,
2 Mr. Morris. Why do you not just put it to Mr. Stein?
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4 MR. MORRIS: I have actually got copies of the relevant page
5 here, if I can give it to -----
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7 MR. RAMPTON: No, do you mind if we see it first, please?
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9 MR. MORRIS: No, of course not. It is the middle of the page
10 about the prefix "Mc"; one for the Judge and one for the
11 witness.
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13 MR. RAMPTON: It is a total waste of time. It is not even
14 particularly funny. It has nothing to do with this case,
15 my Lord, as far as I can see.
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17 MR. MORRIS: Let me just ask the witness.
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19 MR. RAMPTON: No, my Lord. I do insist that Mr. Morris sticks
20 to the pleadings and the witness statements ---
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22 MR. MORRIS: I will ask the witness to leave the room in that
23 case and I will explain.
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25 MR. RAMPTON: -- sticks to the pleadings and the witness
26 statements.
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28 MR. JUSTICE BELL: I am not going to ask Mr. Stein to leave.
29 Just tell me what general point you are on.
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31 MR. MORRIS: I will not be able to ask my question if I have to
32 explain the purpose of it.
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34 MR. JUSTICE BELL: I just want to know what sort of area you are
35 in of the case.
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37 MR. MORRIS: It is to do with the use of the "Mc" symbol in a
38 generic way rather than for a particular product. I mean,
39 I know McDonald's sues people -----
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41 MR. JUSTICE BELL: You just put your point. I have heard
42 Mr. Rampton's objection, but you just put what you want to
43 put.
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45 MR. MORRIS (To the witness): Mr. Stein, just regarding that
46 middle paragraph, the "Mc" prefix -- let us call it a
47 prefix, yes ---
48 A. OK.
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50 Q. -- has been used in generic ways, not just for particular
51 products or particular companies?
52 A. There have been some attempts to do that.
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54 Q. To give an example here: "US Today terms its short news
55 articles from time to time News McNuggets". Have you heard
56 of that.
57 A. No, I have not.
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59 Q. You have not? Have you heard of the "McChild Care
60 Centres"?
