Donald Trump, mostly known for his antics surrounding the United States presidential elections, upcoming this November, has won a trademark battle to wrest the Trump name away from Trump Companhia Limitada – a small company which registered the trademark in the city in 2006 under the category of coffee shops, restaurants and catering, according to the South China Morning Post. The Macau Economic Services in 2012 accepted the politician’s requests and Trump Companhia Limitada took the case to the Court of First Instance, who concluded that the local company’s trademark was valid for the restaurant services category, noted the publication. However, Trump was able to file an appeal with the Court of Second Instance, which ruled in his favour, given the expiration of the local company’s trademark, which, combined with the previous ruling, now allows the billionaire’s Trump trademark to be associated with hospitality activities as well as restaurants and businesses, SCMP reports.
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