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It's not a rectangle, it's clearly either an iPad or Galaxy Tab. It's a rectangular slab of particular dimensions/proportions, rounded corners of a particular c
by uvdiv 14y ago
It's not a rectangle, it's clearly either an iPad or Galaxy Tab. It's a rectangular slab of particular dimensions/proportions, rounded corners of a particular curvature, and a 4-sided front bezel of a particular, uniform width. In combination it's immediately recognizable as an iPad or iPad mimic.
If it were a rounded rectangle being patented, then the patent would look like this [0], not like that [1]. [0] is not recognizably an iPad.
[0] http://mathworld.wolfram.com/images/eps-gif/RoundedRectangle_1000.gif http://mathworld.wolfram.com/images/eps-gif/RoundedRectangle...
[1] http://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/D607286_patent_figure-640x327.png http://cdn.arstechnica.net/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/D60728...
full disclosure: I'm not "pro-Apple" in this case, I own a Galaxy Tab 10.1, and think design patents are a silly thing to enforce.
- piyush_soni 14y agoConsidering the ONLY UNBROKEN line in the patent, I don't see much difference in the two images you've shared, except that one [1] is shown in perspective 3D (and some color differences).
- overcyn 14y agoWhy are you considering only the unbroken line when theres obviously more than that? The patent is for the entire thing. Considering just the outline, the nest thermostat is just a circle. Considering just the first ten minutes, Up is a movie about a couple growing old together. This isn't a pick and choose thing.
- piyush_soni 14y agoIt would have been better if before writing all super-intelligent stuff you had actually read the article or the patent, which explicitly says broken lines are not included in the claimed design. That's the whole point of that article.
- overcyn 14y agoGuilty.