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[Poag]

BBC NEWS | World | Europe | Russian hopes to cash in on ;-)


Discuss :>

 

[old.Tohtori]

In Soviet Russia...ah f*ck it...

Kinda wish i'd thought of patenting triple-marks.

 

[Poag]

In soviet Russia emoticons patent you?

 

[Raven]

Ahh, these Russians, bless um.

They do seem rather big for their boots don't they? As if anyone will care or take any notice because some tin-pot government agency has deemed that a smiley is a trademark.

Its like trademarking the colour blue.

 

[Will]

I have now trademarked the word "the". I don't give a fuck about prior art, give me your cash now.

 

[MYstIC G]

No.

PS: I've patented breathing, cheque please!

 

[TdC]

I patented pooping yonks ago, fools in an aside: this.

 

[MYstIC G]

Then clearly you still owe me money, you breathe more than you poop!

 

[TdC]

you breathe more than you poop!

erm. are you sure o.0

 

[MYstIC G]

Yes. Unless you have decided to live your entire life on a train?

 

[TdC]

It certainly seems like it tbh.

 

[rynnor]

Hah - Russian businessman = criminal

 

[mr.Blacky]

Hah - Russian businessman = criminal

UPS "owns" the colour brown as a trademark and T-mobile owns the colour magenta.
are they criminals too?

 

[rynnor]

UPS "owns" the colour brown as a trademark and T-mobile owns the colour magenta.
are they criminals too?

They have only applied for very limited patents of those colours being used in connection with their industries and even these have not been enforceable (i think it was orange who lost this case recently).

To patent something as vague as a smiley in any circumstance is just silly and either a joke or a fraudulent way of trying to scam money.

 

[Chilly]

I patented patenting.

 

[Marc]

The president of Russian social networking site odnoklassniki.ru, Nikita Sherman said: "You're not likely to find any retards in Russia who'll pay Superfone for the use of emoticons".

LOL epic quote