Tag Archives : SBB

Apple  has struck a deal to use Swiss railway operator SBB’s trademark station clock design on iPads and iPhones. SBB, which holds the trademark for a 1944 design raised concern when the  clock appeared in Apple’s iOS 6 operating system. “For the use of the clockface on certain Apple devices such as iPads and iPhones, the parties have negotiated an arrangement that enables Apple [...]

Credit : AP Switzerland’s national rail operator SBB accused Apple of stealing the iconic look of its station clocks for the iOS 6 operating system used by iPhone and iPad mobile devices. iOS6 includes a clock icon with black and red hands that uses an SBB design created in 1944. SBB will not take a leaf out of Apple’s  book and sue it for Billions the way Apple has done to its competitors, [...]