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Subway’s “Footlongs”
Subway is known for their iconic footlong sandwiches, and they intended to bank on it. The food chain attempted to trademark the word “footlong” in association with its sandwiches but was met with opposition by other popular chains, like Sheetz. In 2013, the trademark board sided with the opposition—stating that the term was too generic for trademark purposes.