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> Thing is, in the world of design patents even trivial changes are sufficient to avoid infringement. The Samsung case showed us that even a trivial match like
by Natsu 11y ago
> Thing is, in the world of design patents even trivial changes are sufficient to avoid infringement.
The Samsung case showed us that even a trivial match like rounded corners was enough to establish infringement, though.
- throwawaykf05 11y agoNo, it didn't: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10807369 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=10807369
- Natsu 11y agohttp://www.ipwatchdog.com/2013/07/30/strong-design-patents-the-power-of-the-broken-line/id=44215/ http://www.ipwatchdog.com/2013/07/30/strong-design-patents-t... I never said there weren't other elements, only that it took little more than rounded corners. The complaint uses a lot of words to say very little, as there sure aren't many solid lines other than those rounded corners when you look at the patent. Note that the dashed lines aren't counted. And this minimalist design is apparently worth nearly $1 billion, something I simply don't agree with at all.