Apple receives patent for original Apple iPad design; it's one more arrow in the quiver

2. sena7 (Posts: 29; Member since: 12 Jul 2012)

speaking purely objectively, those two statements are decidedly opposite to today's capitalistic world.

9. PAPINYC (banned) (Posts: 2315; Member since: 30 Jul 2011)

Oh let them keep their napkin design; we don't want that horiiD bulky iBrick anyway!

24. Mxyzptlk (unregistered)

Actually protection of one's property reigns supreme.

38. medicci37 (Posts: 1335; Member since: 19 Nov 2011)

Well Mxyzptlk, I don't think you have 2 worry about anybody wanting to steal your intellectual property.Even Apple isn't that desperate :-)

33. Mittal (Posts: 494; Member since: 14 Dec 2011)

We have a dearh of Apple fanboys here :O
The discussions always tilt in favour of Android
We need more iFans to spice up the discussions
(ME - I prefer Android in the overall picture)

16. theBankRobber (Posts: 682; Member since: 22 Sep 2011)

What's wrong with that? Its better to have something to protect yourself from a company like Apple instead of suing everyone over something so generic.

7. andro. (Posts: 1999; Member since: 16 Sep 2011)

Perhaps if it has a clear plastic window panel on it allowing you to see the internals then yes the folder manufacturer could quite obviously had the sheer cheek to copy apples beloved generic black rectangle design

10. PAPINYC (banned) (Posts: 2315; Member since: 30 Jul 2011)

Is it really 9.7 inches?

12. Aeires (unregistered)

And Xoom.

26. Mxyzptlk (unregistered)

Apple isn't putting a gun to everyone's head and forcing them to buy their products. They are only protecting their own inventions. They aren't stopping competitors from coming out with their own devices as long as they don't copy their designs.

30. BrockSamson (Posts: 8; Member since: 26 Sep 2012)

Except that it isn't their invention and are they aren't doing this to protect themselves...

39. No_Nonsense (unregistered)

So according to you, we didn't have rectangular phones/tablets before the iPad, pinch to zoom, rounded corners, etc on a phone before Apple's iPhone (and iPad).

17. roldefol (Posts: 4365; Member since: 28 Jan 2011)

People are so quick to jump down Apple's throat not because they filed for or were granted design patents, but because they're trying to litigate them. Every device maker has a right to patent his design, but Apple is the only one who used a very simple design patent to try to force a main competitor completely out of "its" market.

18. CDGMobile (Posts: 29; Member since: 26 Sep 2012)

We all know that every company files patents but the problem with Apple is that it is the first to sue for the infringement of intellectual property, even though they themselves do the same, well just have to wait to see if Apple can just not sue anyone over this particular patent. Personally I'm hoping they prove me wrong and stay out of court

28. someones4 (Posts: 625; Member since: 16 Sep 2012)

I agree. Too bad, knowing that a monopolistic company such as apple will always enforce the rules. No matter. I'm very sure many companies can come up with a better design than the iPad.

36. CDGMobile (Posts: 29; Member since: 26 Sep 2012)

This is very true Som, the patent laws are made just to fund useless parts of companies, and the legal system. That money should be redirected into the R and D departments, if people actually focused on making new products instead of saying hey you copied me we'd be way farther as a culture