[ale] Trolls: patent wars and now trademark stupids

[Tim Watts]

On Wed, 2010-05-12 at 16:27 -0500, Preston Boyington wrote:
> Larry Johnson wrote:
> > IANAL, but the word "footlong" has been in common usage for so long (I
> > used to buy them at the Southeastern Fair in the 1950s, and I"m sure
> > they predate that) that I doubt Subway would win if it every went to
> > court.  But what small company wants to fight Subway?
> > 
> 
> after reading the article I believe that all sandwich places were the 
> target and the hotdog joint was an oopsie.
> 
> Quizno's has 'footlongs' if i remember correctly... i suppose they got a 
> letter too.
> 
Can someone explain to me how a hot dog is not a kind of sandwich?



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