What is there to ‘patent’ there?
The patent office is screwed up beyond belief
It has long since become a stupid bureaucracy that stifles innovation.
I was in a meeting once with the companies resident patent expert - everything someone suggested prompted a response that “we need to patent that” ...
1) I think if you invent something new, you should be able to file the plans and get a time stamp - who ever is first wins.
2) If you submit a duplicate to something else then it is up to the first person to enforce his patent.
But a patent ‘search’ to see if someone invented the same thing is silly. There are millions of ideas to search for, and new ideas never get past the COST of this stupid process.
The two simple rules above would simplify everything.
What is there to patent there?
Have you actually seen an Apple Watch? Seriously, no insult intended. If you have ever gone through the masochistic effort of swapping out a band on a conventional watch, you know those satanic springs of which I speak. Those things that force you to scratch your beloved case, make you bleed, jump out of the band and onto the floor.
Now, ask any Apple rep to demonstrate the ease of swapping out an Apple Watch band. Push a button, slide out a metal insert. Slide the replacement insert into the watch until you hear a “click”. Takes seconds. Now, suddenly you can have different colored watch bands for “fashion” just as a gentleman may have different dress belts. Sport, Dress, casual. If that’s what you want - it’s available.
Look at the interface, the Digital Crown that NO ONE ELSE has- well, had.
That’s just a starter. Spend 5 minutes of your life in an Apple Store and see what the fuss is all about. Looking is free.
Bracelets have been around since Roman times, 2000 yrs.