NRM: "The US Patent and Trademark Office issued Apple a design patent on rectangular devices with rounded corners.
Patent no. D670,286 pertains to the "ornamental" design of the iPad, and essentially covers a "Portable display device" that's a rounded rectangle. While it will cover Apple's claims to innovating such a design, the usefulness of such a vastly broad patent is questionable."
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I've fixed the images on some of these past submissions of yours. Please in the future make sure the image isn't broken on submission.( I always found it best to download/upload it to be honest. )
THIS IS A FUCKING PATENT THAT SHOULDN'T BE GRANTED AND THE WHOLE ENTIRE FUCKING WORLD KNOWS IT EXCEPT THE HOMELAND OF APPLE AKA "THE WORLD OF AMERICA" COZ NOW THEY'LL BE STOPPING SALES OF THE LIKES OF SAMSUNG IN THEIR OWN HOME COUNTRY. WTF!!
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I use apple products, but am no fanboy, and this patent goes way beyond the ridiculous !!
They are all as bad as each other, Apple, Google, Nokia and Microsoft buy up smaller companies for the patents they hold to hit their rivals with. This patent may turn out to be a good thing though because with a bit of media coverage it will demonstrate how ridiculous the patent system is when it can grant a patent for something as simple as a shape. I'm currently an Apple user with an iPhone 5 and iPad 3 but I do not support this patent nor do I support the other companies I mentioned who all play the patent game which only stifles competition and ultimately affects us the consumer.