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Swiss Railway Accuses Apple of Copying Their Iconic Clock for the iPad

Posted September 20, 2012 at 7:01pm by iClarified · 18052 views
The Swiss Federal Railway service (Schweizerische Bundesbahnen) is accusing Apple of copying their iconic clock for the iPad Clock app without permission, reports Tages-Anzeiger.

MacRumors notes that the clock was designed by Hans Hilfiker and has become an icon of both the Swiss railway and of Switzerland itself. The Swiss Federal Railways service does own the trademark and copyright for the clock.

SBB is the sole owner of the trademark and copyright of the railway clock. The railway company will now get in touch with Apple. The aim is a legal, as well as a financial solution. It is not right that one [Apple] simply copies the design.

Take a look at the resemblance below...

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