I Don't Believe in hallucinosis supplies writes "McDonalds has applied for patent WO2006068865, which carries the title 'METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR MAKING A SANDWICH.' John Montagu, the fourth Earl of Sandwich, can eat his heart out (unless that's been patented, too). Undoubtedly, some people are contemplating whether there's several novel in this patent that is somehow obscured by its generic title. Feel free to examine their flowchart for homespun and see exactly how novel their display board 'subroutines' are. The good news is that, given that it only mentions generic promo* placard making 'tool(s),' rather than any special machine, it might not survive after the In Re Bilski decision, which was meant to put a stop to absurdities such as this. But until McDonalds's form is rejected or invalidated, make sure you don't use their flowchart when making sandwiches. After all, if you 'apply useful condiments to on the button compartment,' you might infringe upon their IP."

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