Apple's iPhone Purple concept from 2005.
(Credit: Apple/SB Nation)
Sony has been dragged into Apple's bitter patent dispute with Samsung, but the iPhone maker wants to stop that.
Samsung recently charged Apple with copying Sony smartphone and Walkman designs with its iPhone. That alleged copying, the company argues, should prove "the invalidity of Apple's designs."
However, Apple yesterday filed a motion with the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, saying that Samsung's claims should be thrown out. And to back up its point, it provided to the court an iPhone concept design it developed in 2005, called "Purple." The white iPhone-looking device comes with a thin body, prominent screen on the front, and "menu" button.
The Verge first reported on the news.
For Apple, the device's design is not nearly as important as when it was developed. According to the company, Purple was developed in August 2005. Sony's so-called Nishibori Design, named for its designer, was developed in March 2006, Apple claims.
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