[ale] Trolls: patent wars and now trademark stupids

[Rev. Johnny Healey]

You guys joke, but Smuckers did actually patent the PB & J sandwich:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sealed_crustless_sandwich

They even sued someone over it.

-Johnny

On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 10:25 AM, Jim Kinney <jim.kinney at gmail.com> wrote:
> BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!
>
> I'm calling groklaw....
>
> On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 9:54 AM, William Fragakis <william at fragakis.com>
> wrote:
>>
>> Jim, Jim, Jim.  That was covered by my method for a Self Closing and
>> Opening sandwich which I have the rights for.
>>
>> Or, better known as SCO Sandwich.
>>
>> /rimshot
>>
>> William
>>
>>
>>
>> On Thu, 2010-05-13 at 09:11 -0400, Jim Kinney wrote:
>> > Hmm. My filling for patent for hinged bread device for enclosing
>> > general substance was granted earlier to me.
>> >
>> > I'll sue!!!
>> >
>> > On Wed, May 12, 2010 at 11:12 PM, William Fragakis
>> > <william at fragakis.com> wrote:
>> >         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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>> >         >
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