Tencent Technology News (Wuji) Beijing time on April 28th news, according to foreign media reports, Jerald Beauvineau, a resident of Colorado in the United States, recently brought Apple and retailer Target to court, accusing Apple of infringing the patent of its "portable computer case" smart protective cover applied for in 2005.
The plaintiff pointed out in the lawsuit that he had obtained the patent No.6977809 through application. This patent describes it as a "complete protective case" attached to a computer. Povino invented this patent, which is mainly used for PC X-ray scanning at the airport. Povino asked Apple and Target to pay patent fees in the lawsuit. Povino's patent was approved in 2005, six years before Apple released the iPad 2 and Smart Cover.
The smart case used in iPad costs $39.95. Smart Cover breaks through the traditional thinking of leather cover, rubber cover and protective cover design. Apple gave this protective accessory a concept like the cover of a book. This innovation in concept has taught a good lesson to third-party manufacturers. Smart Cover also has two special functions: automatic alignment of the magnetic spindle, automatic activation of iPad 2 when the cover is opened, and automatic sleep when it is closed.
However, this week, it was also reported that Apple had obtained a patent for the design of the iPad case from the US Patent and Trademark Office.