Posted on 05/18/2010 6:58:04 AM PDT by Thurston_Howell_III
The Coney Island Drive Inn, a restaurant in Brooksville, Florida, has been selling 12-inch hotdogs the restaurant calls them footlongs for more than 40 years. Its Web site is gotfootlongs.com.
Last week, the restaurant got a letter from a lawyer representing Subway, which, as you may have heard, sells 12-inch sandwiches for five bucks.
After explaining that Subway has applied for the trademark FOOTLONG (TM) in association with sandwiches, the letter says:
You are hereby put on notice to cease and desist from using FOOTLONG (TM) in association with sandwiches. You must immediately remove all references to FOOTLONG (TM) in association with sandwiches.
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My response would have been a terse “BLOWME (TM).”
And if they refuse to put the $5 into your Pay Pal account - does that make you the Angry Inch Worm?
Ahhhhh, I see what you did there to circumvent my patent.... ‘inch’ and ‘worm’ as two separate words.... you’ll be hearing from my lawyers! (I’m going to spend $100K in legals to get ‘my’ $5)
Unlucky for you, I AM a practicing lawyer. Bring it on Sparky! ;)
“I AM a practicing lawyer.”
...my condolences.
:^P
I’m shocked it took 28 replies for that. This thread should have dived for the gutter by reply 3 IMO.
bttt
Subway should be ordered to cease and desist calling what it serves “food”.
Touche’ my friend. Touche’
I agree with you!! Who'd think up something this utterly stupid, oh right, I suppose it's another weirdo MBA from Haaaaarvard Business School.
Each time I see a Subway Sandwich Shoppe, I will immediately think of this frivolous manueveur by Subway, it's NOT a wise business move to alienate your customer base.
LOL
This is almost a "textbook" case, it is so preposterous.
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