[ale] Trolls: patent wars and now trademark stupids

[rev.null at gmail.com (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?
>> > ? ? ? ? >
>> > ? ? ? ? >
>> > ? ? ? ? >
>> > ? ? ? ? > ________
>> > ? ? ? ? > Most modern calendars mar the sweet simplicity of our lives
>> > ? ? ? ? by reminding
>> > ? ? ? ? > us that each day that passes is the anniversary of some
>> > ? ? ? ? perfectly
>> > ? ? ? ? > uninteresting event.
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>> > ? ? ? ? >
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