A U.S. fast food giant McDonald's mascot is displayed at its outlet at a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. U.S. fast food giant McDonald's lost an eight-year trademark battle to prevent local restaurant McCurry from using the 'Mc' prefix in a precedent-setting judgment by Malaysia's highest court. AP Photo logo AP Photo 2 months ago

A U.S. fast food giant McDonald's mascot is displayed at its outlet at a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. U.S. fast food giant McDonald's lost an eight-year trademark battle to prevent local restaurant McCurry from using the 'Mc' prefix in a precedent-setting judgment by Malaysia's highest court.

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  1. An employee at Strasbourg's central McDonald's restaurant serves lunches to customers September 17, 2009. Strasbourg's "Place des Halles" McDonald's restaurant was the first one to open in France and celebrates it's 30th anniversary on Thursday.
  2. A customer walks out of a McDonald's restaurant in New York, September 9, 2009. McDonald's Corp's August sales at existing restaurants rose 2.2 percent globally, missing analysts' target, as strength in Europe partly offset weakness in the United States and other parts of the world.
  3. Customers enjoy a meal at U.S. fast food giant McDonald's at a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. McDonald's lost an eight-year trademark battle to prevent local restaurant McCurry from using the 'Mc' prefix in a precedent-setting judgment by Malaysia's highest court.
  4. A U.S. fast food giant McDonald's mascot is displayed at its outlet at a shopping mall in Kuala Lumpur, Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2009. U.S. fast food giant McDonald's lost an eight-year trademark battle to prevent local restaurant McCurry from using the 'Mc' prefix in a precedent-setting judgment by Malaysia's highest court.
  5. In this photo distributed by Feature Photo Service for McDonald's: Dayanara Torres and Billy Bush "Give a Hand(r)" for Ronald McDonald House Charities(r) and celebrate McHappy Day(r) at McDonald's(r) in Los Angeles with special guest Ronald McDonald(r).
  6. A tag "OGM" referring to genetically modified plants is seen sprayed on a broken window of a McDonald's fast food restaurant during demonstrations in the centre of Lyon, southeastern France May 6, 2007. As ingrained as GM crops may seem in parts of the world, a backlash against the technology appears to be growing. Opposition to genetic modification of seeds has long been strongest in Europe. The European Union severely restricts use of GM seeds on its territory, as well as imports of products containing GM-derived food. Now consumer resistance to what British tabloids long ago dubbed "Frankenfood" is taking root in the United States too. Picture taken May 6, 2007. To match Special Report FOOD.
  7. In this Nov. 4, 2009 photo, customers visit a new McDonald's featuring free wifi, a euro-themed design and art deco in New York. The restaurant is a first-of-its-kind in the nation for McDonald's.
  8. In this Nov. 4, 2009 photo, customers visit a new McDonald's featuring free wifi, a euro-themed design and art deco in New York. The restaurant is a first-of-its-kind in the nation for McDonald's.
  9. In this Nov. 4, 2009 photo, customers visit a new McDonald's featuring free wifi, a euro-themed design and art deco in New York. The restaurant is a first-of-its-kind in the nation for McDonald's.
  10. In this Nov. 4, 2009 photo, Paul Hendel, center, a McDonalds restaurant franchise owner, meets with his unit manager Aura Hermandez, left, and franchise supervisor Debra Williams, right, at Hendel's new McDonalds in New York. The restaurant is a first-of-its-kind in the nation for McDonalds, featuring a euro-themed design, art deco and free wifi.
  11. In this Nov. 4, 2009 photo, customers visit a new McDonald's featuring free wifi, a euro-themed design and art deco in New York. The restaurant is a first-of-its-kind in the nation for McDonald's.
  12. St. Louis Blues' Keith Tkachuk (7), Andy McDonald, center, and Roman Polak, right, celebrate McDonald's goal during the second period of an NHL hockey game against the Carolina Hurricanes in Raleigh, N.C., Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2009.
  13. Peter Lynch, vice chairman of Fidelity Research Company, listens as McDonald's CEO James Skinner is introduced for a speech at the Boston College Chief Executives Club of Boston luncheon in Boston, Massachusetts October 27, 2009.
  14. Peter Lynch, vice chairman of Fidelity Research Company, listens as McDonald's CEO James Skinner is introduced for a speech at the Boston College Chief Executives Club of Boston luncheon in Boston, Massachusetts October 27, 2009.
  15. James Skinner, CEO of McDonald's Corp., speaks at the Boston College Chief Executives Club of Boston luncheon in Boston, Massachusetts October 27, 2009.
  16. James Skinner, CEO of McDonald's Corp., speaks at the Boston College Chief Executives Club of Boston luncheon in Boston, Massachusetts October 27, 2009.

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