This is ridiculus!
"A series of punctuation marks used to convey a wink in text messages - known as an emoticon - has been trademarked in Russia, says a local businessman."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7778767.stm
"A series of punctuation marks used to convey a wink in text messages - known as an emoticon - has been trademarked in Russia, says a local businessman."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7778767.stm
