Will these design patents really stop the cheap counterfeits in China? I rather doubt it. But it could protect Apple from frivolous lawsuits from others claiming that they designed it first like the company who claimed Apple's iPhone copied their smartphone design in China. Apple won that case because they had patents to back up their designs and the fact they really didn't look alike at all.
Unlike "patent applications," design patents that are published by the U.S. or any foreign Patent and Trademark Office don't reveal pertinent information about a particular design.
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