Trademarking Emoticons

In a move that seems surprising to me, the Rospatent Federal Patent Agency, Russia's patent authority, ruled that a businessman did not trademark ;-), an emoticon that denotes a smiling wink, by itself but as a part of a name, denying the businessman a chance to earn a fortune in licensing fees.

You just won the lottery!

Yahoo filed a lawsuit on May 16 against spammers who allegedly tricked consumers into thinking they won a contest sponsored by Yahoo. The major counts are under the Lanham Act, anti-spam laws as well as other state law claims. You mean that million dollar prize for which I sent Yahoo's lottery coordinator all my financial information isn't real?