Apple Submits 122-Page Document to Patent its Store Design

[zakislam]

The previous trademark application was denied as the design wasn't "inherently distinctive".

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[CaedenV]

Thank God! I hate their store design, and all of the crappy little computer repair shops in my area keep trying to emulate it in one way or another. Hopefully this will fix things!

 

[bwanaheim]

I believe Apple has confused patents with copyright trademarks.

 

[infernocy]

so when is apple going to sue the church because it dosnt approve steve jobs as a god ?

 

[bllue]

Another ridiculous patent

 

[alvine]

stupid patents just make better products with better features

 

[j2j663]

I would hate to be the person who has to read that 122 pages of bs...

"Our corners are rounded here, here, and here. And our genius's stand here, here, and here wearing our products as necklaces."

 

[The Greater Good]

Apple should patent the way you use their computers and devices. You know, using the device with your nose pointed slightly up.

 

[bigdragon]

Store designs should not be patentable. This is ridiculous. They should be fined for trying to patent something so stupid and obvious. I think they just want to sue Microsoft. Apple and Microsoft stores look basically the same aside from logos and computers.

 

[fuzzion]

Does apple realise that many tech shops look like these?

 

[dalethepcman]

At least the patent office did the correct thing, this would have been ridiculous. Whats next on Apple's agenda? Patenting placing chair next to a table.....

 

[nieur]

as I can see from the sketch the design looks similar to most of the museums
are they gonna sue museums?

 

[infernocy]

[citation][nom]j2j663[/nom]I would hate to be the person who has to read that 122 pages of bs..."Our corners are rounded here, here, and here. And our genius's stand here, here, and here wearing our products as necklaces."[/citation]

i dont really understand who can write 122 from that .. what the hell is on those 122 pages

 

[ujaansona]

Now Apple is planning to acquire exclusive rights to sell "apple" throught world...

 

[g00fysmiley]

[citation][nom]infernocy[/nom]i dont really understand who can write 122 from that .. what the hell is on those 122 pages[/citation]


there are several authors out there who can elongate any detail, tolkein is one of the most famous fo rthis where you can have a page or two just discribing one element of the philagree on a pauldron of armor.. somepeople liek that sort of writing, i am not one of them but they are out there

 

[chimera201]

Man do engineers work at apple? I only see lawyers, marketing professionals and whoever writes those patent documents working at apple. I don't see any engineer work coming from apple.

 

[infernocy]

[citation][nom]chimera201[/nom]Man do engineers work at apple? I only see lawyers, marketing professionals and whoever writes those patent documents working at apple. I don't see any engineer work coming from apple.[/citation]

haha yes man i agree

 

[house70]

[citation][nom]chimera201[/nom]Man do engineers work at apple? I only see lawyers, marketing professionals and whoever writes those patent documents working at apple. I don't see any engineer work coming from apple.[/citation]
They don't need them. Just steal some ideas, give them a shine, patent them as something new and sue everyone else, including the people that came up with those ideas to begin with. Money-making.

 

[bigdog44]

Yawn.............

 

[Guest]

Next: Apple preparing to sue 7/11

 

[noob2222]

One of the designs in there was to arrange rectangular shaped tables in a line.

School cafeterias and catering businesses beware, Apple will sue you for lining up your rectangle shaped tables with rounded corners.

 

[therealduckofdeath]

Apple... Wasting tax payers money once again.

Why do patent offices even bother to accept applications from that company any more?

 

[koga73]

"Nonetheless, the United States Patent & Trademark Office did grant the company a patent on its signature glass staircase."

Really? They patented a glass staircase?!

 

[QEFX]

Did they try to patent the stupid looking kid who is a "genius"?

 

[tobalaz]

Thank god! Anyone that would allow Apple to patent or trademark things like glass windows in a retail store, square or rectangular objects with rounded edges, use of gorilla glass in a mobile device, needs to be taken outside, lined up against a brick wall, and shot until dead, then have another 20 rounds pumped in just to be safe right before being incinerated, then their offspring and immediate relatives be sterilized just so we don't risk that kind of stupidity walking back into the world.