You have to have a design patent to protect the "shape" of a product. They look ...

nl · on July 14, 2011

If it could reasonably be mistaken for an iPod nano, then yes, a design patent covers it.

(I can't see the image of his player because it won't load for me)

masklinn · on July 14, 2011

> If it could reasonably be mistaken for an iPod nano

It looks like a shuffle, with buttons replacing the wheel (nano would need a screen and be far more expensive)

> (I can't see the image of his player because it won't load for me)

sliverstorm · on July 14, 2011

I would expect Apple, more than any other tech company, to hold a plethora of design patents.