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To: Neidermeyer
They have design elements that are identical,, the slide in attachment mechanism , apple just moved the idents to the band from the receptacle , the nub to lock in a hole (identical except for choice of material... like that matters) and the band material , softened plastic.

None of that are "identical" and you know it. . . especially the slide in attachment which is entirely missing from your Dell strap. Quit lying, Neidermeye and admit you are wrong. An invention does not have to be entirely a completely new to qualify for a patent. You guys really love to stretch to bash Apple.

118 posted on 05/08/2015 8:24:43 PM PDT by Swordmaker (This tag line is a Microsoft insult free zone... but if the insults to Mac users contnue...)
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To: Swordmaker

Not bashing AAPL , just the notion that you can patent a miniscule difference that macht nichts ,, especially in light of apple’s penchant for suing over things even smaller than that. You won’t even acknowledge the theft and I wouldn’t either because it isn’t something new or different,, I’ve seen it used on many gadgets .. what aapl patented in the strap is not patentable or even noteworthy, it’s no different that tying to patent cotton as a cloth material.


119 posted on 05/09/2015 9:12:19 AM PDT by Neidermeyer ("Our courts should not be collection agencies for crooks." — John Waihee, Governor of Hawaii, 1986-)
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