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Apple proffers design advice on how Samsung could avoid stepping on Apples design patent toes, in a legal brief filed as part of its ongoing patent infringement lawsuit against its competitor.
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- 1. 06/12/2011 04:28 blog.batteryfast.co.uk Apple Suggested for Samsung: Dont Make Rectangular and Thin Tablets or Smartphones Apple Suggested for Samsung: Dont Samsung argues that there are only so many ways Make Rectangular and Thin Tablets or you could design devices like the Galaxy S and Ga- Smartphones laxy Tab. CloudTags: Apple , Samsung , Tablets , Smartphones Apple obviously doesnt think so. To defend its claim , Toshiba pa3534u-1brs battery life , Asus a32-f3 bat- that Samsung had other design options, Apple had tery care , Samsung nc10 laptop battery to provide examples of design alternatives. In section 2-40 and 2-41 of the redacted public legal brief (pdf), Apple offers alternative smartphone de- signs Samsung could have used instead: http://blog.batteryfast.co.uk/apple-suggested-for-samsung-dont-make-rectangular-and-thin-tablets-or-smartphones/ 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 Apple proffers design advice on how Samsung could slots with rounded ends and that are not avoid stepping on Apples design patent toes, in a centered above the display screen legal brief filed as part of its ongoing patent infrin- Front surfaces that contain substantial gement lawsuit against its competitor. adornment Phones without bezels at all or very diffe- Some of the alternative design options Apple has rent-looking bezels that are not thin, uni- suggested for Samsung seem so farcical youd think form, and with an inwardly sloping profile you were reading The Onion: Dont make tablets or smartphones with overall rectangular shapes or The tablet alternatives Apple felt Samsung should rounded corners, make tablets with front surfaces have explored are similar: that arent completely flat, try cluttering the appea- rance of the devices, and more. Overall shapes that are not rectangular with four flat sides or that do not have four roun- When Apple sued Samsung in April, the company ded corners claimed Samsung had slavishly copied the distinc- Front surfaces that are not completely flat tive designs of the iPhone and iPad, thereby violating or clear and that have substantial adorn- Apple intellectual property rights. In its rebuttal, ment Love this PDF? Add it to your Reading List! 4 joliprint.com/mag Page 1
- 2. 06/12/2011 04:28 blog.batteryfast.co.uk Apple Suggested for Samsung: Dont Make Rectangular and Thin Tablets or Smartphones Thick frames rather than a thin rim around the front surface Profiles that are not thin A cluttered appearance http://blog.batteryfast.co.uk/apple-suggested-for-samsung-dont-make-rectangular-and-thin-tablets-or-smartphones/ Samsung Galaxy TabSo, Samsung couldve avoided this lawsuit altogether if it had a square (or perhaps triangular or round) smartphone and tablet instead, chosen a color other than black for the front, and/ or designed thicker devices with a more cluttered look instead. Two days ago, a U.S. District Court judge denied Apples request to halt sales of the competing Sam- sung products (the Galaxy S 4G, Infuse 4G, Droid Charge, and Galaxy Tab 10.1). The infringement issue was too close to call, the court ruled, despite Apples claim in its brief that Samsung had so many different design choices it could have used instead. Related Articles: Love this PDF? Add it to your Reading List! 4 joliprint.com/mag Page 2