Mega Facepalm:Apple New patent

[Hrishi]

Well I can't stop laughing after reading this. Patented a shape, are you kidding me. LOL at the first comment on xda.
Anyways where does this patent system would work, world level or USA level ??

lol ... // probably USA .

 

[reniarahim1]

lol..i thought it was just a joke when i first saw it..

 

[Flash]

Tech pundits exploded the other day when they learned Apple received a patent for the "rounded corner" design of the iPad.The problem, they said, is that it would cause other tablet manufacturers to rethink their product design for fear of being sued by Apple for using such a common form factor.

But Apple's patent isn't as absurd as it sounds. In fact, it's very common for companies to patent their iconic product designs.
Coca-Cola has a patent for its Coke bottle, for example. And Ray Ban has a patent for its Wayfarer sunglasses.

Does that mean other soda companies can't put drinks in a glass bottle? Does that mean other eyewear companies can't make sunglasses with pointed tips at the top of the lenses?

Nope.
And it doesn't mean other tablet manufacturers can't make tablets with rounded corners for fear of being sued out the nose by Apple.

Apple's newly-minted design patent will only protect it from blatant copies, according to Florian Mueller, who runs the popular patent blog Foss Patents.

"Apple could allege infringement by anyone who makes tablets with four evenly-rounded corners, but the validity of this patent is very questionable," Mueller said in an email interview. "It proved difficult enough for Apple to defend a design patent that covered a particular combination of multiple characteristics, so it's hard to imagine that this broad and general design patent will be deemed valid by the courts."
On the other hand, Mueller called it "regrettable" that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office would award the design patent to Apple in a time when the tech industry is especially sensitive to the problems over broad patents can cause.

Luckily, the patent is only valid in the U.S.

Why Apple's 'Rounded Corners' iPad Patent Isn't As Absurd As It Sounds (AAPL) - SFGate

 

[Hrishi]

THough the patent system su**s , still Thanks to the patent , we might get to see some new designs soon in the market.
The I-phone design seems boring too me.
Hell lots of Droids looking all the way same.(See most of sammies for example)

THis is why I love Nokia , look at the variety of designs it has produced.A true hardware company. I had 6600 , N6630 (unique design) , N95(dual slider) , N93(completely unique), N97 .
Its so sad to see them loosing the hold in market.

 

[Flash]

I love their ngage-qd precisely.
A tidbit on Nokia designs -->

Spoiler

*mynokiablog.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/NOKIA-EVOLUTION.jpg

Coming to the topic, i doubt this patent will make the new designs unique.

 

[Desmond]

I doubt this patent will last much longer. Owing to its stupidity, I am sure there will be many to challenge its validity.