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Re:The patent troll that won a $308M jury trial against Apple by cm2187 on Saturday April 10, 2021 @08:12AM (#26760917)
And Apple is no stranger to bogus patents (eg the infamous round corner patent)
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Re:The patent troll that won a $308M jury trial against Apple by shagie on Saturday April 10, 2021 @08:19AM (#26760952)
That is a design patent that falls in the same category as the shape of a coke bottle and are related to ornamental design on an object that has practical utility.

They fall in a different subsection of patent law than the way to implement something.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_patent

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