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Swiss Federal Railways accuses Apple of stealing clock design
Last Friday, Switzerland's national rail company accused Apple of stealing the iconic look of its station clocks for the iOS 6 operating system used by iPhone and iPad mobile devices. For those, who were hoping that Apple would be taught some karmic lesso
Slashgear now reports that two companies will meet to solve the dispute and a court case is unlikely.
Both designs have a round clock face with black indicators except for the second hand, which is red.
A spokesman for the Swiss Federal Railways, or SBB, said the Apple design was “identical” to the one pioneered by the rail company in 1944.
“We are proud that this icon of clock design is being used by a globally successful company,” Reto Kormann told The Associated Press, but he noted that Apple hadn’t asked for permission before doing so.
“We’ve approached Apple and told them that the rights for this clock belong to us,” he said.
Kormann said SBB would seek an “amicable agreement” with Apple that could see the clock design used in return for a license fee.
Apple’s public relations offices in Germany and Switzerland didn’t respond to repeated calls and emails requesting comment.
The Cupertino, California-based company has itself launched several patent and design rights claims against rival companies in the past.
Last month it won a $1.05 billion judgment against Samsung Electronics in a US patent case.
The new iPhone 5 was launched Friday in eight countries.
With inputs AP
by FP Staff
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