Wal-Mart Wants to Own the Smiley-Face Trademark

And they're in court.

The unnamed Op-Ed author writes, "So here we are in 2006, watching a bunch of grown men with dollar signs for hearts, arguing over a picture practically every one of us drew as a child. What's next? A battle over Volkswagen's stick figure?"

This from Name Protect's Newsletter to which I subscribe. Name Protect reports on trademark and domain name issues that make it to court.

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