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But that's the thing - Apple isn't trying to prevent anyone else from using rounded corners. Apple's claims in that suit are pretty specific, especially if you look at the similarity of the icons. There are countless ways to represent an idea on an icon. Google, HTC, and others chose to go their own route - For TouchWiz, Samsung copied Apple's icons with slight modifications. Also, the story about the F700 is inaccurate. SlashGear debunked it, pointing out that it was, in fact, announced after the iPhone was revealed in January 2007[1]. Nilay Patel, an intellectual property lawyer, wrote about the F700 too[2]: > In many ways, the F700 does nothing but underline Apple’s overall contention: that there are thousands of ways to design and package a phone interface, but Samsung chose drop its differentiated interface and instead lift elements of Apple’s style for TouchWiz. I don’t think anyone would use the F700 interface and think it’s an iPhone, and I don’t think anyone using the iPhone today is thinking about the F700. But do people see TouchWiz and think “oh, that’s an iPhone?” That’s the most important thing when it comes to trade dress and trademark: what brand does the average consumer associate with certain design elements, phrases, and words? [1]: http://www.slashgear.com/iphone-samsung-f700-prada-phone-rum... [2]: http://thisismynext.com/2011/04/20/talk-picture-samsung-f700... |