[Solmu]

There are some numbers that are trademarked if it is part of a brand.

Seems weird though.

No weirder than trademarking simple words like "it", "do" and "just".

 

[Solmu]

I think its just stupid. Essentially your breaking copyright laws everwhere you go, filling out forms, putting in your age

Errr.... no.

I think that's the problem with people's perceptions of trademarks - they think that just because the word is trademarked they can't use it. Time Magazine have a trademark on Time, but it doesn't exactly affect our lives.

There's also a massive difference between copyright and trademark.

 

[Solmu]

And certainly no weirder than patenting genes.....

Ugh, don't get me started on patents (amazon's one click, anyone?)

I might try to patent hands.

You mean a mobile grasping device used to aid in interfacing with the physical environment?