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UK trial, patent vs. registered design

Authored by: PJ on Tuesday, November 20 2012 @ 01:27 PM EST

It was indeed about a registered design patent.
The court viewed it that Apple has no products
that precisely match the design.

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They do not have registered design patents in the EU. - Authored by: Anonymous on Tuesday, November 20 2012 @ 03:17 PM EST

UK trial, patent vs. registered design

Authored by: kuroshima on Tuesday, November 20 2012 @ 02:13 PM EST

IANAL, but I think that the issue is that what the US calls
design patents, the EU calls registered designs. It makes
more sense to me to lump them with trademarks and trade dress
than with patents, as trademarks and trade dress are
intrinsically aesthetic and/or serve to create brand
recognition, while patents cover inherently functional
aspects of the patented subject matter.

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UK trial, patent vs. registered design - Authored by: Doghouse on Tuesday, November 20 2012 @ 04:10 PM EST
Seems more like a 3d copyright to me. - Authored by: rsteinmetz70112 on Wednesday, November 21 2012 @ 08:37 AM EST

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