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			 Zph7YXfjMhg 
			
		
			
				
			
			
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				Cingular Patenting the Emoticon :(
			 
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			 Sofa King Band 
			
		
			
				
			
			
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		 patenting them for mobile phones... not on the internet in general. 
		
	
		
		
		
		
			
		
		
		
		
	
	Still though... is there ANYTHING that some company isn't going to try to patent?  | 
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			 jellyfish  
			
		
			
			
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		 thats screwed 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
	
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			 So Fucking Gay 
			
		
			
			
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		 I agree, patents are getting out of hand. 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
	
	And as an fyi holding companies are just satan spawn.....  | 
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			 BANNED - SUPPORTING TUBES 
			
		
			
			
			Join Date: Aug 2002 
				Location: I live in a pile of boogers 
				
				
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		 i thought AlienQ invented emoticons? 
		
	
		
		
		
		
		
	
	(btw - the article says the patent hasn't been granted)  | 
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