Apple granted design patent for fourth-gen iPod touch

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http://www.blogcdn.com/www.engadget.com/media/2012/12/ipodtouch.jpg (http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/25/apple-design-patent-fourth-gen-ipod-touch/)Merry Christmas! The USPTO is celebrating in a big way, with the copyright stamp making some pretty big rounds today. First up is a design patent for an iPod touch, which Cupertino filed back in August of 2011. It looks to be the fourth-gen model (http://www.engadget.com/2010/09/07/ipod-touch-review-2010/) from 2010, especially given that the patent focuses on the very rounded edges. This iPod touch was the first version to include both front- and rear-facing cameras, and in any case, the design is miles thicker and shorter than this year's touch (http://www.engadget.com/2012/10/11/apple-ipod-touch-review-2012/). As Patently Apple points out, this document also happens to be one of the last to list Steve Jobs as an inventor.

http://www.engadget.com/2012/12/25/apple-design-patent-fourth-gen-ipod-touch/