Beware, Emoticon Users!
Russian adman Oleg Teterin has trademarked 😉
Companies will be sent legal warnings if they use the symbol without his permission, he said.
“Legal use will be possible after buying an annual license from us,” he was quoted by Kommersant as saying. “It won’t cost that much — tens of thousands of dollars.”
To Mr. Teterin, I say: 😉 😉 😉 😉 😉 😉 😉 😉 😉 😉 😉 😉 😉 😉 😉 😉
So sue me.
[…] Professor has chosen a different approach: […] To Mr. Teterin, I say: 😉 😉 😉 😉 😉 😉 😉 😉 😉 😉 😉 😉 😉 😉 😉 […]
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[…] Professor kosa nifidy lalankafa hilazany azy: […] To Mr. Teterin, I say: 😉 😉 😉 😉 😉 😉 😉 […]
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