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kartu · 12-06-2011, 04:14 AM

No, this is not a joke.

In its public legal brief from Nov. 28, Apple (In section 2-40 and 2-41) lays out what Samsung could have done differently to avoid "slavishly" copying the iPhone and iPad designs:

Apple offers alternative smartphone designs Samsung could have used instead:

Front surfaces that are not black or clear
Front surfaces that are not rectangular, not flat, and without rounded corners
Display screens that are more square than rectangular or not rectangular at all
Display screens that are not centered on the front surface of the phone and that have substantial lateral borders
Speaker openings that are not horizontal slots with rounded ends and that are not centered above the display screen
Front surfaces that contain substantial adornment
Phones without bezels at all or very different-looking bezels that are not thin, uniform, and with an inwardly sloping profile

The tablet alternatives Apple felt Samsung should have explored:

Overall shapes that are not rectangular with four flat sides or that do not have four rounded corners
Front surfaces that are not completely flat or clear and that have substantial adornment
Thick frames rather than a thin rim around the front surface
Profiles that are not thin
A cluttered appearance (no, this is still not a joke)

The worst part of it is, that this "you gotta be kidding me" statement is in line with Dusseldorf court ruling discussed here and as you can see it doesn't affect only Samsung.

12-06-2011, 04:14 AM	#1
kartu PRS+ author Posts: 1,637 Karma: 2446233 Join Date: Dec 2007 Device: Sony PRS-300, 505, 600, 650, 950	Apple's helpful guidelines for competitors to avoid patent infringement No, this is not a joke. In its public legal brief from Nov. 28, Apple (In section 2-40 and 2-41) lays out what Samsung could have done differently to avoid "slavishly" copying the iPhone and iPad designs: Apple offers alternative smartphone designs Samsung could have used instead: Front surfaces that are not black or clear Front surfaces that are not rectangular, not flat, and without rounded corners Display screens that are more square than rectangular or not rectangular at all Display screens that are not centered on the front surface of the phone and that have substantial lateral borders Speaker openings that are not horizontal slots with rounded ends and that are not centered above the display screen Front surfaces that contain substantial adornment Phones without bezels at all or very different-looking bezels that are not thin, uniform, and with an inwardly sloping profile The tablet alternatives Apple felt Samsung should have explored: Overall shapes that are not rectangular with four flat sides or that do not have four rounded corners Front surfaces that are not completely flat or clear and that have substantial adornment Thick frames rather than a thin rim around the front surface Profiles that are not thin A cluttered appearance (no, this is still not a joke) The worst part of it is, that this "you gotta be kidding me" statement is in line with Dusseldorf court ruling discussed here and as you can see it doesn't affect only Samsung.