>That's not a good analogy. one could make an phone that has the exact same specs as the iphone or jeans that is the exact replica of a Levi's ,without the bran

>That's not a good analogy. one could make an phone that has the exact same specs as the iphone or jeans that is the exact replica of a Levi's ,without the brand and the logo on it and it would not be an iPHone or a Levi's Jean. I'm not sure this is true. You'd likely fall afoul of one of Apple's design patents (like the famous "rounded corners" patent).