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Since when does providing pre-iPhone iPhone-like designs mean this is an open and close case? Does that mean that someone from Samsung didn't "steal" the iPhone designs while they were being prototyped? The iPhone was being developed for almost ten years, according to multiple sources. So, how is this open and close again? Am I missing something?

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Yes, you're missing something. Both the iPhone and Samsung's phones of the time derived stylistically from the phones which came before them, just as every other new product in the world is inspired by earlier products.

In this case, Samsung based its designs on its own earlier designs. Apple based its designs on earlier designs by Sony and Samsung. No-one should be suing anyone here, but Apple's definitely on shakier ground when suing Samsung.

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