Ubiquitous burger chain McDonald's has won a five-year legal battle against a tiny Malaysian restaurant going by the name of McCurry.

The global takeaway chain claimed that customers might think they were entering a McDonald's restaurant, even though the fare inside the Kuala Lumpur-based business included spicy fish head curries, tandoori chicken and other Indian-style food.

The curry house argued that McCurry was an abbreviation of Malaysian Chicken Curry and is planning to appeal against the ruling, Reuters reported.