tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631405922607116203.post5215455593440459878..comments2024-03-16T13:10:50.916+00:00Comments on JIPLP: Euro-injunction mechanism in Community designs: Samsung Galaxy Tab European ban partially liftedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6631405922607116203.post-38453314631085205712011-11-24T11:18:06.535+00:002011-11-24T11:18:06.535+00:00Many thanks for a fascinating update. There will ...Many thanks for a fascinating update. There will no doubt be a close investigation of the validity of the design. At this stage, I would merely comment that I think the question is whether it could be novel and have individual character. I do not think there is any suggestion that it was purely functional at its date of filing. There were then, and are now, many different shapes of screen that can be used. Apple may have picked a fairly basic one, but they are not monopolising the function in any sense and their product clearly sells on aesthetic as well as functional grounds. However, let's see what the courts say!David Muskerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412529027408896735noreply@blogger.com