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"This design is only patented in US and AU, and will expire on 2023-06-23. After it's expired, we can produce brand new plastic cases based on this design, assuming the fundraising collected enough money."

I guess it's only a year away, but I'm curious why one wouldn't just design a case too at this point. Would fix this issue: "...240x320 IPS LCD, and it's a bit larger than the original one. So, some pixels are hidden by the plastic borders, yielding a visible space of ~220x280 pixels." (Edit: 20% of the screen is hidden even though it fits in the case!)

As well as the issue with the charge port not being quite right.




Wouldn't they also potentially have copyright issues exactly replicating the original design?


I can't say for sure, but one might think so!




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