said by KrK:Apple actually has patents based on how their devices look or are shaped.
ALL
design patents are for how an object look or are shaped. For example,
Coke's bottle shape. That's what sets them apart from utility patents which covers functionality with no real regard for non-functional design.
I'm not saying that their patents are valid or not, but there are thousands upon thousands of design patents that are "obvious" but aren't really.