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There was actually a lawsuit on whether the iPad was based on designs for the 1969 film, 2001 - A Space Odyssey. This was unsuccessful though: http://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/08/02/judge-rules-out-samsungs-kubrick-did-the-ipad-before-apple-patent-defense/#gref http://thenextweb.com/apple/2012/08/02/judge-rules-out-samsu...