Stupid Patent Application of the Week

I’ll have to start a new category for this I think – perhaps the “We know better than you, even though we’re stupid”

I thought this was some kind of joke to begin with…. alas not!

“Cingular applies to patent smileys

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The United States’ largest mobile phone network Cingular this week applied to patent on emoticons, better known as smileys.

Come on guys? Are you living in the real world?

View the full article at “The Register“.

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I suppose I’d better get them in whilst I still can :

:-p 🙁 :-{

Now don’t sue me!

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Katy is always trying to be more productive one day at a time! Whether it's analogue, digital, motivational or psychological who'll try any system that will help her get things done and get organised. As well as running FlippingHeck.com, she also loves making music and reviewing things.

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