Just when it looked like no one could top the insane patents some Internet companies are granting comes word that Smuckers has a patent on the good old peanut butter and jelly sandwich. Actually what they specifically have is a patent on a crustless peanut butter and jelly sandwich (i.e. the edges are crimped so the peanut butter and jelly is enclosed entirely within the bread).
A Michigan company, Albies Foods, that has long made pasties started selling crustless PBJ sandwiches to its customers and got hit with a cease and desist order from Smuckers.