Weird-ass head-massager patent spam

Cory Doctorow 10:18 pm Tue Nov 12, 2002

Check out this weird-ass spam that landed in my in-box tonight — apparently, these folks think that a bunch of mumbo-jumbo about their seekrit magic head-massager technology will a) make me grateful that I'm not infringing on their "patent" and b) make me want to buy lots and lots of head-scratchers out of sheer relief.

We believe you are selling "The Head Trip" aka "Happy's Head
Trip. That product infringes on our patent. We believe that you
respect the Intellectual Property rights of others, and that you
had no idea you were infringing.

We'd like to offer you THE TINGLERÆ at competitive prices. It is
covered by our United States Patent 6,450,980. We also have
additional patent applications pending before the United States
Patent and Trademark Office relative to this and other products.
You can go to our website http://www.everythingforlove.com to
check THE TINGLERÆ and our other products.

Link

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