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[giga]

Brandon, on 27 April 2012 - 16:56, said:

If they applied for the patent when it was released, then it would make sense...but they didn't

The USPTO uses a first to invent--not first to file--system.

[Ci7]

butilikethecookie, on 27 April 2012 - 16:59, said:

They should! In 2007 (08, 09?) when this first came out, how many computers did you see that looked like that?

Answer: None.

Put yourself in their shoes: You spent millions of dollars investing and creating the design wouldn't you want to be the only company that sells that? Hell yeah you would!

No: I'm not an Apple fanboy...I use Windows 8....Just getting that out of the way now to avoid confusion

they should had patented it while they are prototyping it or at release time

not now! they are trying to troll other companies

[BumbleBritches57]

butilikethecookie, on 27 April 2012 - 17:37, said:

I stand corrected. Wedge shaped computers did exist post 2007

Yeah, the Dell Studio 17 was wedge shaped a few years ago too, that's not hardly revolutionary, what WAS revolutionary, was how thin it was. lmfao anyone remember those ads of it being pulled out of a damn envelope?!

[Hell-In-A-Handbasket]

BumbleBritches57, on 29 April 2012 - 03:25, said:

Yeah, the Dell Studio 17 was wedge shaped a few years ago too, that's not hardly revolutionary, what WAS revolutionary, was how thin it was. lmfao anyone remember those ads of it being pulled out of a damn envelope?!

Lol yea, Manilla InterOffice Envelope was a popular case for it. Lol

[Hell-In-A-Handbasket]

Ci7, on 29 April 2012 - 02:59, said:

they should had patented it while they are prototyping it or at release time

not now! they are trying to troll other companies

The problem with that is their Anal Secrecy practices, people go to the patent office all the time to look for new products. Why Apple times their announcements to coincide around the same time FCC gets ahold of it, because it FCC puts it up. ( I see a lot of stuff on engadget and Gizmodo of FCC listings

[BumbleBritches57]

Hell-In-A-Handbasket, on 29 April 2012 - 03:36, said:

The problem with that is their Anal Secrecy practices, people go to the patent office all the time to look for new products. Why Apple times their announcements to coincide around the same time FCC gets ahold of it, because it FCC puts it up. ( I see a lot of stuff on engadget and Gizmodo of FCC listings

The FCC puts up with it becasue they're reasonable, and being the biggest company in the world doesn't hurt either lol

[Stetson]

giga, on 28 April 2012 - 16:00, said:

The Sony does not have the same ornamental design as the Air. Are you guys familiar with design patents? They protect the exact design of the item that's being patented. There are clear differences between that Sony ultraportable. The specific ports and their location, the colors and material, the slit on the front to open the lid, the trackpad, the black hinge, and so on.

This patent is for protection against things like this:

http://www.engadget....eve-seen-today/
http://www.engadget....es-mini-hdmi-p/

Design patents are pretty common in the industry. Google has a design patent on the ornamental design of Google Maps. Microsoft has plenty too: https://www.google.c...iw=1100&bih=960

Your logic and reason is not welcome here!