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Design patents cover, for example, the famous Coca-Cola bottle. Everyone can make bottles, they just can't use that exact shape. What Samsung did that forced A
by theshrike79 3y ago
Design patents cover, for example, the famous Coca-Cola bottle. Everyone can make bottles, they just can't use that exact shape.
What Samsung did that forced Apple to enforce their design patent was copy the design EXACTLY down to the _exact_ radius of the corners.
All they had to do was not 100% copy Apple's design, just by changing the ratios a bit and they would've been unaffected.
- fennecfoxy 3y agoForm follows function, do we really expect large corporations to be able to enforce a patent like this given that it _doesn't really matter_? Apple didn't come up with anything new or incredible, it lends nothing to their brand or to the function of the device. There's no negative impact on Apple if their competition uses the same rounded corner radius. Saying so otherwise is just playing into the Apple vs Samsung vs Everyone else team based Robert measuring contest where everyone waves the flag of their favourite corporation that they love so much.
- theshrike79 3y agoNow do the same logic for Coca-Cola. If I just invent Foxy Cola and use the exact same style of bottle and font, that should be just OK? Branding doesn't matter. I should also be able to copy any car's design exactly and slap my own brand on it, no repercussions whatsoever right?