Design Patent articles

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  Apple gets patent on its touted trackpad design

  By Matt Macari on January 15, 2013 03:22 pm + 213 comments

  When you make what is commonly understood to be the best trackpad hardware in the business, and Continue reading…

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  Apple gets design patent on virtual page turning, but doesn't own the page turn

  By Matt Macari on November 19, 2012 02:42 am + 135 comments

  The US Patent and Trademark Office issued a new design patent to Apple on electronic page turning Continue reading…

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  Apple finally gets its patent on a rectangle with rounded corners

  By Matt Macari on November 7, 2012 04:24 pm + 346 comments

  There's been a lot of talk over the last couple of years — especially by Samsung during the course Continue reading…

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  Apple and Samsung both hit with injunctions in South Korea for patent infringement

  By Jeff Blagdon on August 23, 2012 11:11 pm + 191 comments

  A split decision ruling in Seoul District Court found Apple and Samsung both guilty of infringing Continue reading…

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  German Court rejects Apple's claim that Motorola Xoom tablet infringes on iPad design

  By Matt Macari on July 17, 2012 01:21 pm + 41 comments

  While Apple has had some success enforcing its iPad design patent rights against Samsung's Galaxy Continue reading…

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  Ultrabooks beware: Apple receives broad patent on MacBook Air wedge design

  By Matt Macari on June 7, 2012 01:00 pm + 956 comments

  It's been pretty easy to look at recent Apple design patents and see that they haven't carried with Continue reading…

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  Apple v. Samsung: iPad patent triumphs over 'Knight Ridder' prior art in appeal

  By Matt Macari on May 14, 2012 03:31 pm + 45 comments

  The Appeals Court for the Federal Circuit, which handles all patent-related appeals in the US, has Continue reading…

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  Apple vs. Motorola: patent infringement, antitrust accusations, and more

  By Nathan Ingraham on February 18, 2012 03:13 pm

  The patent battles between Apple and Motorola may have started out a bit quieter than what we first Continue reading…

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  The patent on the MacBook Air that wasn't

  By Matt Macari on February 16, 2012 10:32 pm + 92 comments

  On Tuesdays, the US Patent and Trademark Office publishes all of the patents granted for the week, Continue reading…

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  Another German court denies Apple's request for a ban of Galaxy Tab 10.1N

  By Matt Macari on February 10, 2012 02:35 pm + 34 comments

  It's starting to look like Samsung has created a successful workaround to Apple's European design Continue reading…