The narrower a patent is the harder it is to find prior art devices or publications that have everything you need to knock it out. Conversely, the broader the patent the easier it is to come up ...

Chinese officials painted a rectangular running track at a stadium ... but the white lines marking out each runner’s lane were angled at 90 degrees. Internet users leaped on the revelation.

The Cupertino firm had argued that elements like "a rectangular product with four evenly rounded corners," and "a flat, clear surface covering the front of the product" were distinct to iPhone or ...

Basically, and in simple English, Apple now has the design patent coverage for rectangular shaped devices with round corners ... because no one is out there trying to market an iPad lookalike.” ...

In a literal interpretation of the “rectangles with rounded corners” trope ... Free Form displays can be cut in just about any shape, including this rounded rectangle, and, because the ...

Debate has raged, not least in the courts, about whether Apple should really be able to patent a rectangular device with rounded corners ... nothing should be ruled out. [USPTO via Ars Technica ...

Today Google unveiled their wearable push with Android Wear, a system that'll work with both square and round screens ... how they'll be rolling the system out. Starting with two core functions ...