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kelley kwalker2 at gte.net
Fri Feb 16 10:12:58 PST 2001


Emoticons--icons such as ;-) or :-> that convey mood and other nonverbal information in e-mail--are suddenly grabbing headlines. Early this year, the "frowny" emoticon :-( was registered as a trademark of Despair.com, thanks to the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO). No one was more surprised by the USPTO decision than Despair, which had applied for the mark to underscore the absurdity of many intellectual property disputes, including Amazon.com's patent on 1-Click shopping. http://www.despair.com/demotivators/frownonthis.html



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