Drawings of a hand-held device were originally patented in 1992 by a Florida man. After subsequently failing to renew the patent, the man is now suing Apple for $10 billion using copyright law.

The man seems to think he has a strong case, however, others are not so sure. I'm not so confident as the similarities are there, but not really so close.

I remember discussing something similar to this with a business colleague way back in the '80s, but I really don't think I would have a leg to stand on, so, i'll pour myself another cup of tea and move on.

[theguardian.com...]