Apple's iOS6 clock and an official SBB watch from Mondaine
(Credit: Apple/Mondaine)
It may be time for a meeting between Apple and the Swiss rail provider that's accusing the electronics giant of ripping off its clock design for iOS 6.
The Swiss Federal Railway service, or SBB told global news service AFP that it would meet in the coming days or weeks with Apple representatives to reach an agreement over the clock design, the AFP report says.
Apple, which recently introduced the latest version of its mobile operating system, redesigned the clock in iOS 6. But SBB says it owns the trademark to the design. The SBB clock was created in 1944 by then-SBB employee Hans Hilfiker. It's used throughout the railway system and is also licensed to Mondaine, a Swiss watch maker.
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