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Apple Wins Design Patent on Original iPad Shape

Apple owns the patent on a rectangle with rounded corners

Nov 8 2012, 12:55pm CST | by

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Apple Wins Design Patent on Original iPad Shape
 
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I guess we can expect a new round of patent infringement suits to come from Apple shortly. Apple has been granted a patent on the design of the original iPad this week. Yes, Apple was able to patent...

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Apple to begin iPad 5 production in July, for September launch?

Source: Pocket Lint

The Taiwanese tech site, which has a haphazard reporting record but can also be accurate on occasion, cites anonymous sources within Taiwan's supply chain. It indicates a possible September launch for the device, as ...
Full article at: Pocket Lint  More like this  37 minutes ago

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"In a day or two, the producer will be questioned"


Source: Outlook India

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Happy Owl Studio Cashbox: a beautiful hand-crafted iPad cash register

Source: The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)

The last time I talked to the guys from Happy Owl Studio, they were busy cranking out great-looking leather bags for Apple devices . Now the company is producing the Cashbox (starts at US$750 - $1,500, depending on t ...
Full article at: The Unofficial Apple Weblog (TUAW)  More like this  41 minutes ago

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Dubai's Most Luxurious Hotel Is Giving Guests 24-Carat Gold iPads

Source: Silicon Alley Insider

When guests check in, they'll be given their own gold iPads, which will serve as a "virtual concierge" that offers information on everything from the hotel's restaurant menus and spa treatments to housekeepi ...
Full article at: Silicon Alley Insider  More like this  48 minutes ago

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They've come to EAT YOUR iPAD - we welcome our ANT overlords

Source: The Register

A massive horde of computer-killing "crazy ants" are invading the southeastern US, killing other species as they go. New research released today in the journal Biological Invasions warns the aliens have wiped out a ...
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Pentagon approves iPhones, iPads for military use

Source: Washington Business Journal

TechFlash delivers technology news and trends from your city and beyond. The iPhone and the iPad have been approved for use on the Pentagon's networks. Apple's iPhone and iPad have been approved by the Defense Information Systems Agency ...
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Order Room Service on Your 24-Carat Gold iPad at the Burj Al Arab Dubai

Source: Société Perrier

What's cooler than having an iPad in your hotel room? Having a 24 carat gold-plated iPad in your hotel room, of course. Starting today Dubai's Burj Al Arab are offering this decadent amenity to their guests, complete with an inte ...
Full article at: Société Perrier  More like this  1 hour ago

Update: 6

Sky Sports iPad app updated for Champions League final, 20 camera angle choice

Source: Pocket Lint

Sky has added a brand new feature to its Sky Sports iPad app just in time for the Champions League final. It is now possible to select from 20 different camera angles to watch a match. Called Sky Sports 360, it isn't the f ...
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iPads on the International Space Station

Source: Tested

One of the many awesome things you might notice in today's video with astronaut Chris Hadfield is that he's using an iPad on board the ISS (looks like an iPad 2). Hadfield uses the iPad to load up the instructions ...
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Best iPhone and iPad apps this week

Source: Stuff.tv

Budding astronomers can get their stargazing fix using their iPhone with this app. Simply point your phone to the sky to see the stars and planets all around you. The app uses a high-res panorama created by the a ...
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'Esquire' Launches Weekly iPad Publication

Source: Mashable

A little something extra is now arriving on the iPads of Esquire subscribers every week. The monthly men's lifestyle magazine launched a weekly, ad-supported edition dubbed Esquire Weekly, which will be auto ...
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Apple Will Begin Production Of A Lighter, Thinner iPad In July, Says DigiTimes (AAPL)

Source: Silicon Alley Insider

You have successfully emailed the post. It says the new iPad, which will be the fifth version of the large model will be out in September. DigiTimes has a mixed track record on product news like this, but it's been improving lately. The new vers ...
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Rumor: fifth-gen iPad to enter full-scale production in July

Source: Electronista

Manufacturing ramp would put next iPad model in September A report in the Taiwanese trade paper DigiTimes -- which has a mixed track record of accuracy -- claims that Apple will begin large-scale production of the fifth-generation iPa ...
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Apple Wins Design Patent on Original iPad Shape

Apple Wins Design Patent on Original iPad Shape

I guess we can expect a new round of patent infringement suits to come from Apple shortly. Apple has been granted a patent on the design of the original iPad this week. Yes, Apple was able to patent a rectangle with rounded corners.

The patent was filed in December of 2010 and was granted recently. Considering just about every tablet out there uses a rectangular design with rounded corners I can only imagine Apple is ready to go trolling. “This design patent gives Apple no new advantage, because no one is out there trying to market an iPad lookalike,” said Lea Shaver, Associate Professor with Indiana University’s McKinney School of Law. “It’s not a game changer. It’s just a little bit of positive news in an otherwise bad week for Apple, between the Wisconsin dismissal and the mishandling of the UK apology.”

 

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