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Why didn't we get "Stupid Patent of the Month" HN posts when Apple patented "electronic devices with rounded corners?"
by DGAP 11y ago
Why didn't we get "Stupid Patent of the Month" HN posts when Apple patented "electronic devices with rounded corners?"
- emptybits 11y agoA quick search reveals two submissions here when Apple was granted that patent, three years ago. Zero comments. https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4755374 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4755374 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4755558 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4755558
- devsquid 11y agoThis one is pretty good too tho.
- Alterlife 11y agoI'm sure we will will have a flood of well upvoted posts if apple tries to enforce that patent.
- fatratchet 11y agoDidn't that already happen with the samsung lawsuit?
- outside1234 11y agoYou mean like with Samsung?
- toufka 11y agoBecause the EFF's 'stupid patent of the month' section was started pretty much in direct response to Apple using it's rounded-corner patent in its litigation with Samsung.
- felipeerias 11y agoIMHO, the issue is that Corel's and Samsung's products were clearly and intentionally designed to imitate other successful products in order to mislead consumers. There are different opinions on whether this should be acceptable or not (obviously, the corporation that just had their flagship product ripped off thinks it completely unacceptable). Trade dress and seemingly stupid patents are just ways for corporations to fight this in court.