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.
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.
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".
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