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Russian Patent Authority Turned Down Trademark for ;-)

Russian Patent Authority finally laid down the effort of a Russian business man, Oleg Teterin, to trademark winky emoticon ;-). Oleg Teterin is the president of the mobile advertising company Superfone. Oleg wanted to secure a trademark of the emoticon but promised not to burden ordinary folks in using it non commercially. But large businesses who want to package the …

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