Apart from the red circle on the seconds hand, what is special about the hands? Why is the length/width ratio important?
Would it be OK if someone copied the design and shorted the hands a bit? It's different then, isn't it?
What if you leave off the seconds hand? Like this:
http://www.blickwinkel.de/archive/BLWS062319
There is no seconds hand and the colors are completely different. This means it's a revolutionary different design?
Maybe apple copied the design - but perhaps it was a coincidence. Perhaps the designer half-remembered seeing the original clock.
I still don't think the design, with or without the seconds hand is worth protecting.
It's too basic for that.
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Originally Posted by pdurrant
There are many, many ways to design a clock face without numbers.
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If you count every little deviation, sure.
Most of these clocks look quite similar - they all use the same principle, some use long line/short line, others use dots. But basically they're all the same.
These are rather unique, IMO:
http://www.etsy.com/listing/10770189...eeded-clock-23
http://designapplause.com/2012/osio-...gf-2012/29071/
http://www.dwell.com/products/12-Clock12-Clock.html
It's still the same principle, but at least they thought for longer than just "do we use lines or dots?".
What if someone copied the SBB clock and painted the background yellow, the hands red and the seconds hand white.
Different or just the same?