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Finally: Apple Granted Patent for the iPhone and iPod Touch Design

Steve Jobs should be a lot happier today. In fact, the US Patent and Trademark Office has finally granted Apple a patent for the iPhone 3GS and iPod Touch design as “the ornamental design of an electronic device”. Basically, no one can copy the design of these products anymore.

From what you can read on the U.S. Patent & Trade Office website (link), Apple filed the requests in 2009 (iPhone) and 2007 (iPod Touch), and they’ve been accepted today. Steve Jobs and Jonathan Ive are listed in the inventors of these designs.

Great news for Apple, very bad news for all those who indirectly took “inspiration” from the iPhone design to release similar products. Indeed, Steve Jobs must be a lot happier today.

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Federico is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of MacStories, where he writes about Apple with a focus on apps, developers, iPad, and iOS productivity. He founded MacStories in April 2009 and has been writing about Apple since. Federico is also the co-host of AppStories, a weekly podcast exploring the world of apps, Unwind, a fun exploration of media and more, and NPC: Next Portable Console, a show about portable gaming and the handheld revolution.

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