Cingular applies to patent smileys :@
From The Register (UK): Cingular applies to patent smileys :@
Yep, Cingular, the United States’ largest mobile phone network this week applied to patent emoticons, better known as smileys. Which only goes to show how completely screwed up the patent system really is.
Much thanks to our friend Chris Holm for pointing us to this silliness. And note The Register has a follow-up article including letters from patent attorneys and others.