Apple has been granted a patent for the iPhone 3G and 3G designs and while the filing date for these designs is 2008 the form factor is still so relevant for Apple that is better have it protected from envy eyes.

The filing includes:
This is an application for a new, original and ornamental design for an electronic device of which the following is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof. More generally, the invention pertains to an ornamental design for an article of manufacture. In one embodiment, as claimed herein, the article of manufacture is an electronic device. Examples of an electronic device are a computer, a portable or hand-held electronic device, media player (e.g., music, video and/or game player), media storage device, a personal digital assistant, a communication device (e.g., cellular phone), and/or the like. Other examples of articles of manufacture in which the design can be embodied are novelty items or toys.

Source: uspto.gov

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