Re:Apple is patenting Swift features
by cestith on Friday January 25, 2019 @12:48PM
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Indeed. They sued Samsung for making a phone that was a rectangle with rounded corners as if every maker of watches, wallets, tables, beds, couches, previous cell phones, cafeteria trays, cars seats, coffee cups with handles, axe handles, power tools, sports rackets, three-ring binders, televisions, remote controls, radios, messenger bags, and briefcases didn't realize sharp pointy edges are uncomfortable.
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Re:Apple is patenting Swift features
by dragonwriter on Friday January 25, 2019 @12:50PM
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That was a design patent, not a utility patent; the former are more like trademarks in purpose than they are like utility patents.