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Would a particular diameter lead to a usable patent? The patent holder would have a hard time defending their patent if it relied on some arbitrary level of pr
by sqeaky 10y ago
Would a particular diameter lead to a usable patent?
The patent holder would have a hard time defending their patent if it relied on some arbitrary level of precision. Either it is useless because there is no diameter and thus too vague or it specifies a diameter and is useless to the holder.
A meaningful patent on corner shape would have some reason for the shape. Perhaps the ornamentation related to the company's logos or style in some way or they deduced that something special about the size and shape of some special rounded corner has some better function... Perhaps the ideal corner shape for insertion into skinny jeans without sacrificing screen size (could be a minimum level of fu).
- astrodust 10y agoThe position of the home button, the speaker, the diameter of the corners, the use of a particular bezel, these were all considerations in the design of the iconic iPhone. Prior to that style phones came in a dizzying multitude of shapes, sizes, and styles. If there was a consideration for fitting into jeans surely Motorola or Nokia or Palm or RIM would have taken it into consideration. The Blackberry device is another iconic design. It had rounded corners, but it also had other distinctive design features that made it obviously not an iPhone, such as the somewhat unique bottom curve on the device. Samsung went out of their way to copy. I can't believe people are defending Samsung here. It's an insult to actual innovators.
- Oletros 10y agoAre you aware that nothing of what you said had nothing to do with this case?