Week 10, Post 1 — Motorola patents Octagon Shaped smartphone

Patents have become ammunition for companies to use against each other. Google and Motorola have recently been approved by the USPTO a patent for an octagonal smartphone. The design is more specific than Apple's rectangle patent, which has been quite the center of attention for many court battles.

However, unlike Apple's patent, Motorola would have an easier time going after companies infringing the more unique octagonal shape they have patented. But the question remains, who would want to go after that shape? It doesn't look too aesthetically pleasing. Would any company even bother to infringe upon the shape? Could this be the shape for devices of the future?

This remains to be seen. Till then, Motorola lays claim to the design.