Shortly after the emojis were released to the general public, the other telecom companies brazenly copied the designs and idea of the characters, adding a few new additions, as the NTT company DoCoMo and Kurita did not patent the invention.
ບໍ່ດົນຫລັງຈາກ emojis ໄດ້ຖືກປ່ອຍອອກສູ່ສາທາລະນະຊົນທົ່ວໄປ, ບໍລິສັດໂທລະຄົມມະນາຄົມອື່ນໆໄດ້ຄັດລອກແບບອອກແບບແລະຄວາມຄິດຂອງຕົວລະຄອນ, ເພີ່ມລັກສະນະ ໃຫມ່, ຍ້ອນວ່າບໍລິສັດ NTT DoCoMo ແລະ Kurita ບໍ່ໄດ້ຈົດສິດທິບັດການປະດິດສ້າງດັ່ງກ່າວ.