Forgen the hubbub over Napster, or even that inane "one-click" lawsuit between Amazon.com and Barnes & Noble. We need to talk about the IP food fight over U.S. Patent 6,004,596. Hold on to your lunchboxes, Technology Review readers. This legal squabble pits J. M. Smucker, beloved maker of jam, against tiny, Gaylord, Mi-based Albie's Foods. For reasons that elude me, Smucker's lawyers decided to try to enforce the firm's exclusive rights to-I'm not making this up-its patented version of a peanut butter and jelly sandwich.
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机译：对于Napster甚至是Amazon.com与Barnes＆Noble之间的那种愚蠢的“一键式”诉讼，都是无礼的。我们需要谈谈针对美国专利6,004,596的IP食品斗争。技术评论的读者，请紧握您的便当。这场合法的争吵使心爱的果酱生产商J. M. Smucker与基于盖洛德（Michel），Mi的小Albie's Foods发生冲突。出于我无法理解的原因，Smucker的律师决定尝试强制执行该公司的专有权-我不是在制造这种专利的花生酱和果冻三明治。
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