[ale] Trolls: patent wars and now trademark stupids

[William Fragakis]

It (the bread) is hinged on one side, which, incidentally, I patented
several years ago as a self closing baked good for enclosing protein and
protein substitutes. 

wf

On Wed, 2010-05-12 at 18:15 -0400, Tim Watts wrote:
> 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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