On a day when the scope of patent law is being hotly debated before the Supreme Court, there's news that McDonald's has filed a 55-page patent application in Europe and the United States claiming "intellectual property rights" on how to make a hot deli sandwich. Here are stories from the U.K.'s Metro and the New York Post. The application discusses the "simultaneous toasting of a bread component" and inserting condiments into the sandwich with a "sandwich delivery tool." The filling is placed in the 'bread component'. The application explains: "Often the sandwich filling is the source of...

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