Rectangles and rounded corners are just two of many pieces of Apple’s patent. The patent covers a specific type of *implementation*. One part of which is calling out the specific shape. Apple cannot — and will not — sue people for building patents that are rectangles with rounded corners if the vast majority of the remainder of the design is nothing like the iPad.

These guys need to get a grip. It’s probably too much to expect them to understand how claims flow together and are interdependent in patent applications, but they shouldn’t be going around shouting BS.

Design patents are inherently limited in scope to a specific geometry, so it is possible to get around, but not with existing competitor models.

I could easily sketch up a non-infringing next gen design in a minute.