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A NOTE FROM THE EDITOR: It is the unspoken statistic, but it is as real as anything to do with the lingering U.S. war efforts in Iraq and Afghanistan. According to the military, 1,800 American servicemen have killed themselves since the initial invasion of Baghdad. That is in addition to the more than 4,000 who died in battle. This week, families of the soldiers who committed suicide asked President Barack Obama to change the government policy of not forwarding letters of appreciation to mothers and fathers of these servicemen. By week's end, the White House had reversed the policy and agreed that such letters are needed, as well... - Eduardo Paz-Martinez, Editor of The Tribune

Thursday, May 13, 2010

In Food, You Give Companies An Inch And They Take A Foot...


By RICARDO KLEMENT
Staff Writer

McALLEN, Texas - And now this: Subway is threatening anyone making - and selling - a footlong anything with infringement of trademark. The Subway restaurant chain has mailed cease-and-desist letters to mom-and-pop eateries nationwide that use the term "footlong" to describe menu items.

"I saw that and I said, 'Get outta here!'" said Tom Rodriguez, owner of a designer hot dog eatery in town, who received one. He said his shop has been advertising footlong hot dogs since 2005.

Subway counters that the company has applied for trademark protection related to the term "footlong."

Word is Subway may not be interested in small-time hot dog eateries, but a spokesman for the sandwich giant said the company is still targeting shops advertising footlong sandwiches.

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1 comment:

...Nor Vote, Nor Voice !!! said...

Mr. Klement, can you please Inform us about the Mezo American food of the Prehispanic Cultures; like Escamoles, Huitlacoche, Chinicuiles, Pulque and Xiocolate [ the drinks of the Gods]...etc !?!

> Can You also explain about the Lack of Culture, Here in all the region of Arido America, besides that water and fFeral chichimecans living here.

> What can you tell us about the west side of Southwestern U.S.A.
a Placed called Oasis America ?!?