iPhone 5 clone maker to sue Apple over, um, iPhone 5 patent?
A report suggests that GooPhone, the Hong Kong-based company that created an Android iPhone 5 knock-off, has patented the design in China and will aggressively protect it.
I am frightfully excited about the iPhone 5.
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Yet just as my excitement reaches the boundaries of human safety, along comes a report that suggests Apple might be sued over the iPhone 5's design.
Yes, sued.
You see, someone has allegedly already patented the rumormongered design in China. That someone is iPhone 5 knock-off maker GooPhone.
http://news.cnet.com/8301-17852_3-57506127-71/iphone-5-clone-maker-to-sue-apple-over-um-iphone-5-patent/
Enter Goophone I5, Looking a Lot Like Apple’s iPhone 5.
Want to get an iPhone 5 but can’t handle the wait for the Apple (AAPL) release later this month? You might consider buying a knockoff from Goophone. This little-known Chinese company has just announced the launch of its own iPhone 5 look-alike, the Goophone I5, and says it has already patented it in China, according to Gizchina.com. It may even consider suing Apple when the Cupertino (Calif.) company starts selling its sixth-generation iPhone in China, reports the tech and gadgets website.
http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-09-06/enter-goophone-i5-looking-a-lot-like-apples-iphone-5
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that Apple didn't patent the case design because it would have become public knowledge before the launch date.
First link I found to this subject I thought was a joke. It was when I found others I realised it wasn't.
Apple got laughed out of court on the subject of rectangles with rounded corners here in the UK 