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McDonald’s Wins Court Order in South Africa: McDonald’s Corp. attorney Clifford Green said the Oakbrook, Ill.-based company requested the order on the ground of trademark infringement after a MacDonald’s opened earlier in the week in downtown Johannesburg. That restaurant, which reportedly had done a brisk business, had yellow arches and sold hamburgers bearing the same names as those of the U.S. company. The order granted by the Durban Supreme Court prohibits Dax Properties, run by George Charalambous, from using the symbols of McDonald’s until a hearing on Dec. 3. The first McDonald’s restaurant in southern Africa was to open today in a Johannesburg suburb. Shaun Ryan, a lawyer for Dax Properties, said the court order prohibits the use of product names, symbols and logos at the restaurant in Johannesburg only. Another outlet planned for Durban could use the names and symbols, he said.