Russian Business Man Trademarks Smileys : Updated

[Elurindel]

I'm going to copyright the feeling of ambivolence. Anybody feeling ambivolent will have to pay me a dollar every time they wish to do so!

But seriously, that's the stupidest thing I've heard all day, and I've just taken a look at the PETA forums.

 

[Steve Dark]

Hey, if he can get away with it then kudos to him! Especially if the big corporations are stupid enough to pay him. Now if you'll excuse me, I'm off to trademark "teh", "n00b" and the letter "a".

 

[Sirisaxman]

Remember, Paris Hilton tried to trademark the phrase, "That's hot." With the precedent this establishes, she may succeed one day. :-(

 

[ckeymel]

Well, the good thing is that a US company still holds the trademark on frownies [http://www.despair.com/frownonthis.html], and is still selling them for free.

Dang, I wonder if King's Restaurant (Home of the Frownie Brownie!) knows...

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