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Apple granted patent for Apps user-interface of Apple Watch

Apple was today granted a patent on the way it displays apps on the Apple Watch. It’s one of the briefest patent descriptions around, merely pointing to the associated illustration.

The ornamental design for a display screen or portion thereof with graphical user interface, as shown and described.

The illustration itself is simply a representation of the apps screen of the Apple Watch. Only a monochrome version is shown online, though the USPTO notes that color version(s) are held on file.

Apple has been granted a number of patents for the Apple Watch, including five covering the overall form factor and design and others for the bands.

Via Patently Apple

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Comments

  1. rogifan - 9 years ago

    Note this is only a design patent. I’m not sure we’ve seen any software utility patents for the Watch yet.

  2. PhilBoogie - 9 years ago

    Great that the USPTO is holding the color version on file, and only showing a monochrome version. Would be great if they keep on doing it this way from here on out.

  3. incredibilistic - 9 years ago

    Although the layout has been criticized and in some cases vilified it is incredibly unique so it’s good that Apple can claim ownership.

    I can’t help but think that Samsung or maybe even Google would’ve tried to ape the design by making something similar or, in Samsung’s case, a complete rip-off.

  4. Hasita Krishna - 9 years ago

    I wonder how else can you possibly arrange the apps? They’d have to be like a matrix, or like this. What other option is there. Sharing this bit of news with other apple watch enthusiasts at Affimity.

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