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Wasn't that a design patent, which is closer to a trademark than an actual patent? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_patent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Des
by CodesInChaos 5y ago
Wasn't that a design patent, which is closer to a trademark than an actual patent? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_patent https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Design_patent
- Mikeb85 5y agoWell it obviously didn't hold up. IMO Apple had a copyright, maybe, it shouldn't have been patentable though. Design != technology so shouldn't be patentable.
- tinus_hn 5y agoThat’s why it’s a design patent, which is completely different concept from an invention patent. For one, it lasts forever.