Apple secures design patent for the Apple Watch
First, Apple patented the rectangle with rounded corners, and now it’s done something similar for the square with rounded corners. Well, sort of. The iPhone maker has been granted a design patent for the Apple Watch, preventing other manufacturers from copying the look of its first ever wearable. The patent is straightforward and simply consists of nine line drawings of the Apple Watch’s body — a curved square shape with indentations for the watch bands to slot into, and prominences for the digital crown, single button, and sensor array on the rear.
Two images from the patent showing the front and rear of the Apple Watch. (Apple/USPTO)
The patent was originally filed with the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) in August…
Source:: The Verge
